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Fluorbritholite-(Ce) Mineral Data
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General Fluorbritholite-(Ce) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ca,Ce,La,Na)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 769.69 gm |
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Strontium 0.34 % Sr 0.40 % SrO |
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Calcium 10.15 % Ca 14.21 % CaO |
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Lanthanum 13.72 % La 16.09 % La2O3 |
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Cerium 25.30 % Ce 29.64 % Ce2O3 |
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Praeseodymium 3.11 % Pr 3.64 % Pr2O3 |
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Samarium 0.59 % Sm 0.68 % Sm2O3 |
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Yttrium 1.04 % Y 1.32 % Y2O3 |
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Thorium 1.51 % Th 1.72 % ThO2 |
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Silicon 9.78 % Si 20.92 % SiO2 |
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Phosphorus 1.25 % P 2.86 % P2O5 |
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Neodymium 5.81 % Nd 6.78 % Nd2O3 |
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Oxygen 24.99 % O |
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Fluorine 2.42 % F 2.42 % F |
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F -1.02 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 99.65 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca1.95Ce1.39La0.76Nd0.31Pr0.17Y0.09Th0.05Sr0.03Sm0.03Si2.68P0.31O12.02F0.98 |
| Environment: |
In vugs in nepheline syenite, marble zenoliths, sodalite syenite zenoliths and pegmatite dikes. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1994 |
| Locality: |
Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For the relationship to Britholite-Ce with the fluorine content. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Fluorbritholite-(Ce) + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1991-027 |
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