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**Shortite**, Green River Formation, Wyoming

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.^[1]

References

^ John J. McKetta, 1995, "Slurry Systems, Instrumentation to Solid-Liquid Separation" in Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design, ISBN: 0824726022

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[1] John J. McKetta, 1995, "Slurry Systems, Instrumentation to Solid-Liquid Separation" in Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design, ISBN: 0824726022

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 [[ Image:Shortite.jpg|thumb|'''Shortite''', [[Green River Formation]], [[Wyoming]] ]]
-'''Shortite''' is a [[sodium]] - [[calcium]] [[carbonate]] mineral, with the chemical formula Na<sub>2</sub>Ca<sub>2</sub>(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>. It was discovered by [[J. J. Fahey]] in [[well cuttings]] from the [[Green River Formation]], [[Sweetwater County]], [[Wyoming]] USA, and was named to honor Dr. [[Maxwell N. Short]] (1889-1952), Professor of [[Mineralogy]], [[University of Arizona]], [[Tucson]].
+'''Shortite''' is a [[sodium]] - [[calcium]] [[carbonate mineral]], with the chemical formula Na<sub>2</sub>Ca<sub>2</sub>(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>. 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 <ref> John J. McKetta, 1995, "Slurry Systems, Instrumentation to Solid-Liquid Separation" ''in'' '''Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design''', ISBN: 0824726022 </ref> .
+Shortite is associated with commercial [[trona]] ores, and some care must be taken when beneficiating crude trona to avoid contamination with shortite.<ref>John J. McKetta, 1995, "Slurry Systems, Instrumentation to Solid-Liquid Separation" ''in'' '''Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design''', ISBN: 0824726022 </ref>
 ==References==
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 *[http://www.mindat.org/min-3640.html Mindata, with localities]
 *[http://www.webmineral.com/data/Shortite.shtml Shortite data]
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