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IMA2008-024 Mineral Data

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General IMA2008-024 Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Ca,Na,REE,[ ])7(Nb,Ti)[Si2O7]2OF3
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 841.27 gm
   Sodium            5.47 %  Na    7.37 % Na2O
   Calcium          19.06 %  Ca   26.66 % CaO
   La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,  17.12 %  RE   19.97 % REE2O3
   Titanium          1.42 %  Ti    2.37 % TiO2
   Niobium           8.28 %  Nb   11.85 % Nb2O5
   Silicon          13.35 %  Si   28.57 % SiO2
   Oxygen           28.53 %  O
   Fluorine          6.77 %  F     6.77 % F
                      -   %   F    -2.85 % -O=F2    
                   ______        ______ 
                   100.00 %      100.71 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ca4Na2REENb0.75Ti0.25(Si2O7)2OF3
Help on Environment: Environment: Rinkite group
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Rouma Island, Los Archipelago, Guinea Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)