ZEMKORITE


Meaning of ZEMKORITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Na2Ca(CO3)2

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 206.08 gm)

Sodium 22.31 % Na

Calcium 19.45 % Ca

Carbon 11.66 % C

Oxygen 46.58 % O

Empirical Formula:

Na2Ca(CO3)2

Environment:

Fracture fillings in unaltered kimberlite found in drill cores.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA

Locality:

Udachnaya pipe, Daldyn kimberlite field, Yakutiya, Russa.

Name Origin:

Named for the Institute of the Earth's Crust (Russian: zemnoy kory = "earth's crust"), Russian Academy of Science, Siberian Branch where the mineral was first studied.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[???] Perfect

Color:

colorless.

Density:

2.46

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Habits:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction., ,

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Luster:

Vitreous - Pearly

Streak:

white

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