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Calcioburbankite Mineral Data

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General Calcioburbankite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 597.04 gm
   Sodium           11.55 %  Na   15.57 % Na2O
   Strontium         4.40 %  Sr    5.21 % SrO
   Calcium          12.08 %  Ca   16.91 % CaO
   La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,  21.71 %  RE   25.32 % REE2O3
   Carbon           10.06 %  C    36.86 % CO2
   Oxygen           40.20 %  O
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                   100.00 %       99.87 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na3Ca1.8REE0.9Sr0.3(CO3)5
Help on Environment: Environment: In a vent associated with ancylite-Ce and a vug inside a marble zenolith associated the carbonatite assemblage at Mont Saint-Hilaire.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1995
Help on Locality: Locality: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: For its relationship as the calcium-dominant analog of burbankite.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Calcioburbankite + Pronunciation Say CALCIOBURBANKITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1993-001