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Ancylite-(La) Mineral Data
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General Ancylite-(La) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Sr(La,Ce)(CO3)2(OH)•(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 381.87 gm |
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Strontium 22.95 % Sr 27.13 % SrO |
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Lanthanum 27.28 % La 31.99 % La2O3 |
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Cerium 9.17 % Ce 10.74 % Ce2O3 |
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Hydrogen 0.79 % H 7.08 % H2O |
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Carbon 6.29 % C 23.05 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 33.52 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
SrLa0.75Ce0.25(CO3)2(OH)•(H2O) |
| Environment: |
In hydrothermal veins in nepheline syenites. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Marchenko Peak, Mount Kukisvumchorr, Khibina massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the composition and from the Greek "curved," in allusion to the rounded and distorted character of the crystals. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Ancylite-(La)  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1995-053 |
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