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Cordylite-(Ce) Mineral Data
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General Cordylite-(Ce) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ba(Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 634.98 gm |
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Barium 21.63 % Ba 24.15 % BaO |
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Lanthanum 10.94 % La 12.83 % La2O3 |
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Cerium 33.10 % Ce 38.77 % Ce2O3 |
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Carbon 5.67 % C 20.79 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 22.68 % O |
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Fluorine 5.98 % F 5.98 % F |
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F -2.52 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
BaCe1.5La0.5(CO3)3F2 |
| Environment: |
Found in an alkali-rich pegmatite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1898 |
| Locality: |
Narsarsuk, Julianehaab district, Greenland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named from the Greek "cordule" = club, in allusion to the shape of the crystals. |
| Synonym: |
Baiyuneboite-(Ce) - Discredited |
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ICSD 77499 |
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IMA2000-C |
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PDF 27-34 |
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