Sodium orthosilicate has not been found to occur in nature. However, the mineralchesnokovite, chemically the related salt disodium dihydrogen orthosilicateNa2SiO2(OH)2·8H2O, was identified in theKola Peninsula in 2007.[7]
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^Pekov, I. V.; Chukanov, N. V.; Zadov, A. E.; Zubkova, N. V.; Pushcharovsky, D. Yu. (2007). "Chesnokovite, Na2[SiO2(OH)2] · 8H2O, the first natural sodium orthosilicate from the Lovozero alkaline pluton, Kola Peninsula: Description and crystal structure of a new mineral species".Geology of Ore Deposits.49 (8):727–738.Bibcode:2007GeoOD..49..727P.doi:10.1134/S1075701507080077.S2CID94817330.
