Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Zorite is a silicate mineral with the chemical formula of Na2Ti(SiAl)3O9·nH2O. It is named because of its pink color after the Russian word zoria which refers to the rosy hue of the sky at dawn. It is primarily found in Mount Karnasurta Lovozero Massif Kola Peninsula Russia. The Lovozero Massif is an area with an igneous mountain range home to various types of minerals such as eudialyte loparite and natrosilitite.