burkeite

burkeite

[′bər‚kīt]
(mineralogy)
Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 A white to pale buff or gray mineral consisting of a carbonate-sulfate of sodium.
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If the initial solution composition produces crystals of burkeite, the model correctly predicts that continued evaporation of water and precipitation of burkeite will cause a transition of the crystallizing species to dicarbonate.
Smmaries of November 2004 peer-reviewed papers
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