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Byelorussite-(Ce) Mineral Data
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General Byelorussite-(Ce) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
NaBa2(Ce,La)2Mn++Ti2Si8O26(F,OH)•(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,405.15 gm |
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Barium 19.55 % Ba 21.82 % BaO |
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Sodium 1.64 % Na 2.21 % Na2O |
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Lanthanum 4.94 % La 5.80 % La2O3 |
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Cerium 14.96 % Ce 17.52 % Ce2O3 |
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Titanium 6.81 % Ti 11.37 % TiO2 |
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Manganese 3.91 % Mn 5.05 % MnO |
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Silicon 15.99 % Si 34.21 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.16 % H 1.44 % H2O |
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Oxygen 31.03 % O |
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Fluorine 1.01 % F 1.01 % F |
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F -0.43 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
NaBa2Ce1.5La0.5Mn2+Ti2Si8O26F0.75(OH)0.25�(H2O) |
| Environment: |
In a salband of a quartz vein in lower Proterozoic metasomatized granosyenites. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1989 |
| Locality: |
In the Zhitkovitschskii district, west of Gomel, Belarus. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For the occurrence in Belarus (formerly Byelorussia, USSR), and the "cerium" content. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Byelorussite-(Ce) + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA2000-D |
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