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Aeschynite-(Nd) Mineral Data

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General Aeschynite-(Nd) Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: (Nd,Ce)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 346.61 gm
   Cerium     16.17 %  Ce   18.94 % Ce2O3
   Titanium   24.17 %  Ti   40.33 % TiO2
   Niobium     6.70 %  Nb    9.59 % Nb2O5
   Hydrogen    0.29 %  H     2.60 % H2O
   Neodymium  24.97 %  Nd   29.12 % Nd2O3
   Oxygen     27.70 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.58 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Nd0.6Ce0.4Ti1.75Nb0.25O5(OH)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1982
Help on Locality: Locality: China, Inner Mongolia, Bayan Obo Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for its composition and from the Greek for "shame," in allusion to the inability of chemists, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Aeschynite-(Nd) + Pronunciation Say AESCHYNITE-(ND)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Eschynite
  ICSD 23509 (La)
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