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Fluorcalciobritholite Mineral Data
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General Fluorcalciobritholite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 710.23 gm |
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Strontium 0.25 % Sr 0.29 % SrO |
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Calcium 15.80 % Ca 22.11 % CaO |
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Lanthanum 10.56 % La 12.39 % La2O3 |
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Cerium 18.35 % Ce 21.49 % Ce2O3 |
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Praeseodymium 1.59 % Pr 1.86 % Pr2O3 |
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Samarium 0.64 % Sm 0.74 % Sm2O3 |
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Gadolinium 0.66 % Gd 0.77 % Gd2O3 |
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Dysprosium 0.46 % Dy 0.53 % Dy2O3 |
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Yttrium 2.25 % Y 2.86 % Y2O3 |
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Erbium 0.24 % Er 0.27 % Er2O3 |
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Thorium 1.31 % Th 1.49 % ThO2 |
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Ytterbium 0.49 % Yb 0.55 % Yb2O3 |
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Manganese 0.23 % Mn 0.30 % MnO |
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Silicon 7.67 % Si 16.41 % SiO2 |
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Phosphorus 4.62 % P 10.59 % P2O5 |
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Neodymium 5.28 % Nd 6.16 % Nd2O3 |
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Chlorine 0.05 % Cl 0.05 % Cl |
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Cl -0.01 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 27.53 % O |
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Fluorine 2.03 % F 2.03 % F |
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F -0.86 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.01 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca2.8Ce0.93La0.54Nd0.26Y0.18Pr0.08Sm0.03Gd0.03Dy0.02Yb0.02Er0.01Th0.04Mn2+0.03Sr0.02
Si1.94P1.06O12F0.76O0.22Cl0.01 |
| Environment: |
Analog of fluorbritholite-(Ce). |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Mountain Kukisvumchorr, Khibiny massif, Kola peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the composition and membership in the britholite group. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2006-010 |
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