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Gasparite-(Ce) Mineral Data
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General Gasparite-(Ce) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CeAsO4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 279.03 gm |
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Cerium 50.21 % Ce 58.82 % Ce2O3 |
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Arsenic 26.85 % As 41.18 % As2O5 |
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Oxygen 22.94 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ce(AsO4) |
| Environment: |
In fissures, replacing synchysite, formed by amphibolite-grade metamorphism of metasedimentary rocks. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1987 |
| Locality: |
Southeastern slope of Pizzo Cervandone, Alpe Devero, Val d�Aosta, Piedmont, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Giovanni Gaspari, mineral collector of Crodo, Italy, who first found the mineral, and for its dominant cerium content. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Gasparite-(Ce) + Pronunciation  |
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