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    Combeite
    Cbe
    Na4.5Ca3.5Si6O17.5(OH)0.5
    Na4.5Ca3.5Si6O17.5(OH)0.5
    Na Ca Si O H
    Sahama T G, Hytönen K (1957) Götzenite and combeite, two new silicates from the Belgian Congo. Mineralogical Magazine 31, 503-510  [view file]
    Chemical formula revised:
    Fischer R, Tillmanns E (1981) Die Kristallstruktur von Combeit; ein Cyclosilikat mit Sechserringen. Fortschritte der Mineralogie 59, 45-46
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    Fischer R X, Tillmanns E (1983) Die Kristallstrukturen von natürlichem Na2Ca2Si3O9 vom Mt.Shaheru (Zaire) und aus dem Mayener Feld(Eifel). Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1983, 49-59
    Fischer R X, Tillmans E (1987) Revised data for combeite, Na2Ca2Si3O9. Acta Crystallographica C43, 1852-1854
    Fischer R, Tillmanns E (1981) Die Kristallstruktur von Combeit; ein Cyclosilikat mit Sechserringen. Fortschritte der Mineralogie 59, 45-46
    Fleischer M (1958) New mineral names. American Mineralogist 43, 790-798  [view file]
    Fleischer M, Burns R G, Cabri L J, Francis C A, Pabst A (1982) New mineral names. American Mineralogist 67, 413-418  [view file]
    Kahlenberg V (2023) Concerning the incorporation of potassium in the crystal structure of combeite (Na2Ca2Si3O9). Mineralogy and Petrology 117, 293-306  [view file]
    Ohsato H, Maki I, Takéuchi Y (1985) Structure of Na2CaSi2O6. Acta Crystallographica C41, 1575-1577
    Ohsato H, Takéuchi Y, Maki I (1986) Structure of Na4Ca4[Si6O18]. Acta Crystallographica C42, 934-937
    Pekov I V, Krivovichev S V, Zolotarev A A, Yakovenchuk V N, Armbruster T, Pakhomovsky Y A (2009) Crystal chemistry and nomenclature of the lovozerite group. European Journal of Mineralogy 21, 1061-1071  [view file]
    Sahama T G, Hytönen K (1957) Götzenite and combeite, two new silicates from the Belgian Congo. Mineralogical Magazine 31, 503-510  [view file]