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Aluminocerite-(Ce) Mineral Data
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General Aluminocerite-(Ce) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ce,REE,Ca)9(Al,Fe+++)(SiO4)3[SiO3(OH)]4(OH)3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,725.28 gm |
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Calcium 6.04 % Ca 8.45 % CaO |
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Lanthanum 6.44 % La 7.55 % La2O3 |
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Cerium 20.22 % Ce 23.69 % Ce2O3 |
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Praeseodymium 3.10 % Pr 3.63 % Pr2O3 |
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Samarium 3.83 % Sm 4.45 % Sm2O3 |
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Gadolinium 2.73 % Gd 3.15 % Gd2O3 |
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Dysprosium 0.38 % Dy 0.43 % Dy2O3 |
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Yttrium 1.34 % Y 1.70 % Y2O3 |
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Ytterbium 0.10 % Yb 0.11 % Yb2O3 |
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Aluminum 1.33 % Al 2.51 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 0.32 % Fe 0.46 % Fe2O3 |
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Silicon 11.40 % Si 24.38 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.41 % H 3.69 % H2O |
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Neodymium 13.54 % Nd 15.80 % Nd2O3 |
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Oxygen 28.80 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca2.6Ce2.49Nd1.62La0.8Sm0.44Pr0.38Gd0.3Y0.26Dy0.04Yb0.01Al0.85Fe3+0.1(SiO4)3
(SiO3)4(OH)4(OH)3.06 |
| Environment: |
Found in millimeter-sized secondary cavities hosted in aplite-pegmatite veins and pods within pink granite. Cerite group. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Ratti quarry, Baveno, Verbania, Piemonte region, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the Al-dominant analog of cerite-(Ce). |
| Synonym: |
IMA2007-060 |
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