
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
Na2Ca(CO3)2

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 206.08 gm)
Sodium 22.31 %
NaCalcium 19.45 %
CaCarbon 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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