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Definition of Cancrinite

Cancrinite
Cancrinite Can"cri*nite, n. [Named after Count Cancrin, a minister of finance in Russia.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals, also massive, generally of a yellow color, containing silica, alumina, lime, soda, and carbon dioxide.

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- Cancrinite is a complex carbonate and silicate of sodium, calcium and aluminium with the formula Na6Ca2[(CO3)2|Al6Si6O24]·2H2O. It is classed as a member...
- titanite, iron oxides, apatite, fluorite, melanite garnet, and zircon. Cancrinite occurs in several nepheline-syenites. A great number of interesting and...
- carbonate alumino-silicate mineral. Afghanite is a feldspathoid of the cancrinite group and typically occurs with sodalite group minerals. It forms blue...
- CaAl2Si2O8 Tectosilicates, feldspathoid family Nosean – Na8Al6Si6O24(SO4) Cancrinite –Na6Ca2(CO3,Al6Si6O24) · 2 H2O Leucite – KAlSi2O6 Nepheline – (Na,K)AlSiO4...
- surrounded by formless areas of nepheline. The accessory minerals are apatite, cancrinite, calcite, titanite and schorlomite, a dark-brown titaniferous variety...
- Calderite Caledonite Calomel Calumetite Campigliaite Canasite Canavesite Cancrinite Canfieldite Carletonite Carlosruizite Carlsbergite Carminite Carnallite...
- rocks. Afghanite – Tectosilicate mineral Analcime – Tectosilicate mineral Cancrinite – Feldspathoid mineral Kalsilite – Vitreous white to grey feldspathoidal...
- Bustamite Bytownite Calcite Manganoan calcite (var.) Caledonite Canasite Cancrinite Vishnevite Carletonite Carnallite C****iterite Catapleiite Cavansite Celestite...
- minerals typical of silica-undersaturated environments, namely leucite, cancrinite and natrolite. Other ****ociated minerals include nepheline, titanian andradite...
- formula Percentage composition Sodalite 3Na2O⋅3Al2O3⋅6SiO2⋅Na2SO4 4–40% Cancrinite Na3⋅CaAl3⋅Si3⋅O12CO3 0–20% Aluminous-goethite (aluminous iron oxide) α-(Fe...