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Agardite-(Dy) Mineral Data
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General Agardite-(Dy) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Dy,La,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6•3(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,083.41 gm |
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Calcium 0.37 % Ca 0.52 % CaO |
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Lanthanum 2.56 % La 3.01 % La2O3 |
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Dysprosium 9.00 % Dy 10.33 % Dy2O3 |
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Copper 35.19 % Cu 44.05 % CuO |
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Arsenic 20.75 % As 31.82 % As2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.12 % H 9.98 % H2O |
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Oxygen 31.01 % O |
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100.00 % 99.70 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Dy0.6La0.2Ca0.1Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6•3(H2O) |
| IMA Status: |
Not Approved IMA (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the composition and for Jules Agard, Geologist, Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres, Orleans, France. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Agardite-(Dy)  |
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