| Name: | Natron Nt |
| IMA Chemistry: | Na2(CO3)·10H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Natron contains elements: Sodium (Na) Carbon (C) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | unknown |
| Year First Published: | 1741 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Mining of the mineral goes back to Egyptian times, and the mineral name predates a formal description. For instance, the name appears in the medical literature, where it previously was named nitrum: Bellonii (1605) Nitrum: Cancer quidam exiguus miranda natura. in Observationes [in Caroli Clvsii Atrebatis Exoticorvm], Ex Officina Plantiana Raphelengii 137-138 The mineral is described: Wallerius J G (1747) in Mineralogia, eller Mineralriket, (Stockholm) 174-174 |
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| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 413.6 Million Years Ago |
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