Combeite
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Combeite is a rare silicate mineral with the formula Na 2 Ca 2 Si 3 O 9 . It has a trigonal crystal system.
Combeite is a rare silicate mineral with the formula Na 2 Ca 2 Si 3 O 9 . It has a trigonal crystal system. ==Discovery and occurrence== It was first described in 1957 for an occurrence in nephelinite lavas and tephra on Mount Nyiragongo, Goma, Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (then Zaïre). It has also been reported from the Bellerberg volcano in Ettringen, Germany and the Oldoinyo Lengai volcano, Tanzania. It was named for Arthur Delmar Combe of the Geological Survey of Uganda. It is associated with götzenite at Mount Shaheru, Congo; and with wollastonite, clinopyroxene, nepheline, melilite, titanian garnet and titanian magnetite at Oldoinyo Lengai.
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