| Name: | Cancrinite Ccn |
| IMA Chemistry: | (Na,Ca,[box])8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2ยท2H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Cancrinite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Calcium (Ca) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Carbon (C) Sulfur (S) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
| Year First Published: | 1833 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Rose G (1833) Cancrinit, in Elemente der Krystallographie, nebst einer tabellarischen Uebersicht der Mineralien, Ernst Siegfried Mittler (Berlin) 155-156 |
| Structural Group Name: | Cancrinite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | cancrinite-sodalite-cancrinite subgroup |
| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2500 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 5.5 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 2.465 |
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