Shortite

Shortite

Shortite is a sodium - calcium carbonate mineral, with the chemical formula Na2Ca2(CO3)3. It was discovered by J. J. Fahey in well cuttings from the Green River Formation, Sweetwater County, Wyoming USA, and was named to honor Maxwell N. Short (1889-1952), Professor of Mineralogy, University of Arizona.

Shortite is associated with commercial trona ores, and some care must be taken when beneficiating crude trona to avoid contamination with shortite. [John J. McKetta, 1995, "Slurry Systems, Instrumentation to Solid-Liquid Separation" "in" Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design, ISBN: 0824726022 ]

References

* [http://www.mindat.org/min-3640.html Mindata, with localities]
* [http://www.webmineral.com/data/Shortite.shtml Shortite data]


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