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IMA2009-005 Mineral Data

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General IMA2009-005 Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: (Y,Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 696.25 gm
   Calcium           8.63 %  Ca   12.08 % CaO
   La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,  10.34 %  RE   12.06 % REE2O3
   Yttrium          38.31 %  Y    48.65 % Y2O3
   Silicon           9.08 %  Si   19.42 % SiO2
   Phosphorus        3.34 %  P     7.65 % P2O5
   Oxygen           27.58 %  O
   Fluorine          2.73 %  F     2.73 % F
                      -   %   F    -1.15 % -O=F2    
                   ______        ______ 
                   100.00 %      101.44 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Y3Ca1.5REE0.5(SIO4)2.25(PO4)0.75F
Help on Environment: Environment: Apatite group
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Proposed IMA 2009
Help on Locality: Locality: Lagmannsvik, Hamar�y, Nordland, Norway (holotype), Kr�kmo, Hamar�y, Nordland, Norway (cotype), Vyuntspakhk Mountain, Western Keivy, Kola Peninsula, Russia (cotype). Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)