Soda
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About Soda
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
5899
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:5899:1
Similar Names
| Sắt | A synonym of Native Iron | |
| Żad | A synonym of Jade |
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0005042 | Natrite | Arakcheeva A, Bindi L, Pattison P, Meisser N, Chapuis G, Pekov I (2010) The incommensurately modulated structures of natural natrite at 120 and 293 K from synchrotron X-ray data American Mineralogist 95 574-581 | 2010 | Mt. Koashva, Khibiny massif, Kola peninsula, Russia | 0 | 120 | |
| 0005043 | Natrite | Arakcheeva A, Bindi L, Pattison P, Meisser N, Chapuis G, Pekov I (2010) The incommensurately modulated structures of natural natrite at 120 and 293 K from synchrotron X-ray data American Mineralogist 95 574-581 | 2010 | Mt. Koashva, Khibiny massif, Kola peninsula, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005044 | Natrite | Arakcheeva A, Bindi L, Pattison P, Meisser N, Chapuis G, Pekov I (2010) The incommensurately modulated structures of natural natrite at 120 and 293 K from synchrotron X-ray data American Mineralogist 95 574-581 | 2010 | Mt. Koashva, Lovozero massif, Kola peninsula, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0009928 | Natrite | Dusek M, Chapuis G, Meyer M, Petricek V (2003) Sodium carbonate revisited Acta Crystallographica B59 337-352 | ![]() | 2003 | synthetic | 0 | 295 |
| 0009929 | Natrite | Dusek M, Chapuis G, Meyer M, Petricek V (2003) Sodium carbonate revisited Acta Crystallographica B59 337-352 | ![]() | 2003 | synthetic | 0 | 110 |
| 0014917 | Natrite | Zubkova N V, Pushcharovsky D Y, Ivaldi G, Ferraris G, Pekov I V, Chukanov N V (2002) Crystal structure of natrite, gamma-Na2CO3 Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 2002 85-96 | 2002 | Mt Koashva, Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0009366 | Natron | Taga T (1969) Crystal structure of Na2CO3*10H2O Acta Crystallographica B25 2656-2657 | ![]() | 1969 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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Soda in petrology
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Localities for Soda
Locality List
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Antarctica | |
| [Natrite] Liu et al. (2015) |
Australia | |
| [Natron] White et al. (1980) |
Austria | |
| [Natron] A.Csaplovics (2014) |
| [Natron] Götzinger (2009) |
| [Natrite] Niedermayr et al. (1995) |
| [Natrite] Exel (1993) |
| [Natrite] Strasser (1989) |
| [Natrite] Spötl (1989) |
| [Natrite] Exel (1993) |
Bolivia | |
| [Natron] USGS Bulletin #1975 (1992) |
Canada | |
| [Natron] Palache et al. (1951) |
| [Natron] Peatfield (n.d.) |
| [Natron] Peatfield (n.d.) |
| [Natrite] Horváth et al. (1990) |
| [Natron] Last (1990) |
China | |
| [Natron] Zhenmi Liu (2000) |
| Dapeng Sun et al. (1984) |
| [Natrite] Fang et al. (2024) |
| [Natron] Xiyu Zheng and Shengsong Yu (1981) +1 other reference |
| [Natron] Qian Wu et al. (2013) |
| [Natron] Xifang Liu and Mianping Zheng (2010) | |
| [Natron] Xiyu Zheng and Shengsong Yu (1981) +1 other reference | |
| [Natron] Kezao Chen (1992) | |
| [Natron] Bingxiao (1992) |
| [Natron] Zhang et al. (2019, December) +1 other reference |
Egypt | |
| [Natron] Marchesini et al. (2009) +1 other reference |
| [Natron] Salem et al. (2018) | |
| [Natron] Salem et al. (2018) | |
Ethiopia | |
| [Natron] Field collected by Alfredo Petrov |
France | |
| [Natron] Chauris (2014) |
Germany | |
| [Natron] Abandoned puzzolane quarries located in ... |
Hungary | |
| [Natron] Sándor et al. (2005) |
| [Natron] Palache et al. (1951) |
| [Natron] Palache et al. (1951) |
| [Natron] Sándor et al. (2005) |
Italy | |
| [Natrite] Russo +1 other reference |
| [Natron] Pelloux (1927) +1 other reference | |
| [Natron] Balsamo Crivelli (1864) +1 other reference |
| [Natrite] |
Kenya | |
| McCall (1967) |
| [Natron] Bowell et al. (1996) |
Mongolia | |
| [Natron] Palache et al. (1951) |
Nigeria | |
| Amuda et al. (2022) |
Romania | |
| [Natron] BURUIANA et al. (2024) |
Russia | |
| [Natron] Vladykin et al. (2018) |
| [Natrite] Golovin et al. (2023) |
| [Natrite] |
| [Natron] PEKOV et al. (2013) |
| [Natrite] Can Min (2002) +2 other references | |
| [Natrite] Pekov et al. (2004) | |
| [Natrite] Khomyakov (1982) +3 other references | |
| [Natrite] Pekov (1998) | |
| [Natrite] Mandarino (1997) +2 other references |
| [Natrite] [World of Stones 95:5-6 |
| [Natron] Pekov (1998) +1 other reference |
| [Natrite] Khomyakov (1982) +2 other references | |
| [Natron] Pekov (2005) |
| Kotrly et al. (1996) | |
South Africa | |
| [Natrite] Giuliani et al. (2012) +1 other reference |
| [Natrite] Abersteiner et al. (2024) |
Spain | |
| [Natron] Vizcayno et al. (1995) |
| [Natron] Vizcayno et al. (1995) |
| [Natron] Vizcayno et al. (1995) |
| [Natron] Buey et al. (2025) |
| [Natron] Buey et al. (2025) | |
| [Natron] Sanz-Montero et al. (2019) +1 other reference | |
| [Natron] Joan Rosell. RosellMinerals (2021) |
Switzerland | |
| [Natron] Stalder et al. (1998) |
Tanzania | |
| [Natron] Hay (1970) |
Turkmenistan | |
| [Natron] Evseev (1995) |
Uganda | |
| [Natron] Kasedde et al. (2014) |
UK | |
| [Natron] Bowell (1992) +1 other reference |
USA | |
| [Natrite] - (2005) |
| [Natron] Its occurrence and utilization: USGS ... +4 other references |
| [Natron] Palache et al. (1951) |
| [Natron] Gale (1915) +2 other references |
| [Natrite] Feth et al. (1961) |
| [Natron] Eckel et al. (1997) |
| [Natron] Milton (1977) +1 other reference | |
| [Natron] Castor et al. (2004) |
| [Natron] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference | |
| [Natron] Castor et al. (2004) | |
| [Natron] Castor et al. (2004) |
| [Natron] USBM Inf Circ 6941 (1938) |
| [Natron] Rooney et al. (1969) |
| Dale (1909) |
| Dale (1909) | |
| Dale (1909) |
| Dale (1909) | |
| Dale (1909) | |
| Dale (1909) | |
| Dale (1909) | |
| Dale (1909) | |
| Dale (1909) | |
| Dale (1909) | |
| Dale (1923) |
| [Natron] Bennett (1962) |
| [Natron] W. A. G. Bennett |
| [Natron] www.dnr.wa.gov/geology/okanogan.htm. | |
| [Natron] - (2004) |






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Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia