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IMA2009-013 Mineral Data

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General IMA2009-013 Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: NaCe2(CO3)2[(CO3)1-xF2x]F
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 496.74 gm
   Sodium     4.63 %  Na    6.24 % Na2O
   Cerium    56.41 %  Ce   66.08 % Ce2O3
   Carbon     6.65 %  C    24.36 % CO2
   Oxygen    26.57 %  O
   Fluorine   5.74 %  F     5.74 % F
               -   %   F    -2.42 % -O=F2    
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: NaCe2(CO3)2(CO3)0.75F0.5F
Help on Environment: Environment: Related to lukechangite-(Ce), cordylite-(Ce), huanghoite-(Ce) and horv�thite-(Y).
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Proposed IMA 2009
Help on Locality: Locality: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)
 

IMA2009-013 Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:1.69662
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 5.1109, c = 8.6713, Z = 1; V = 196.16 Den(Calc)= 4.20
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Hexagonal - Ditrigonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (6 m2) Space Group: P 6 m2
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 4.439(1), 3.103(0.87), 4.352(0.52),2.212(0.43), 1.975(0.42), 2.561(0.38), 2.424(0.21), 1.95(0.16),
 

Optical Properties of IMA2009-013

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: NCalc= 1.68 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1611) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
 

Calculated Properties of IMA2009-013

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.77 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of IMA2009-013 =4.20 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.0008589767
Boson Index = 0.9991410233
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEIMA2009-013 = 290.28 barns/electron
U=PEIMA2009-013 x relectron=1,094.63 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 54,027.56 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of IMA2009-013 per GRapi unit = 18.51 (PPM)

IMA2009-013 is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 10 cm box) 562.98 ±140.75 grams of pure IMA2009-013 .

Estimated Radioactivity from IMA2009-013 - weak
Specimen
Size
Weight/Volume
(Sphere)
*
Calculated
Activity
Bequerols
(Bq)
Calculated
Activity
Curies (Ci)
Estimated
Activity
GR(api)
Estimated
Exposure
(mRem**)/hr
If Held in Hand
For One Hour
1000 gm / 7.69 cm 1,263,663 3.42E-05 54,027.56 17.76
100 gm / 3.57 cm 126,366 3.42E-06 5,402.76 1.78
10 gm / 1.66 cm 12,637 3.42E-07 540.28 0.18
1 gm / 7.69 mm 1,264 3.42E-08 54.03 0.02
0.1 gm / 3.57 mm 126 3.42E-09 5.40 0.00
0.01 gm / 1.66 mm 13 3.42E-10 0.54 0.00
0.001 gm / 0.77 mm 1 3.42E-11 0.05 0.00

Weight of pure IMA2009-013 in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 4.20 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Estimated Thorium Activity ( 2.82 % Th) From Sum REE Elements (56.41 % REE)
 

IMA2009-013 Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 16a.01.07.03 (16a)Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (16a.01)in the Bastnasite/Shynchysite/Parasite Groups
  (16a.01.07)Dana Group
 
16a.01.07.01 Cordylite-(Ce) Ba(Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
16a.01.07.02 Lukechangite-(Ce)! Na3Ce2(CO3)4F P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
16a.01.07.03 IMA2009-013 NaCe2(CO3)2[(CO3)1-xF2x]F P 6 m2 6 m2
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 05.XX.00 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES)
  05.X - Unclassified Strunz CARBONATES (NITRATES)
  05.XX -Unknown
 
05.XX.00 Mackelveyite-(Y) NaBa3CaY(CO3)3(OH)6•3H2O P1 1
 
05.XX.00 IMA2009-013 NaCe2(CO3)2[(CO3)1-xF2x]F P 6 m2 6 m2
 

Other IMA2009-013 Information

Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for IMA2009-013 :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
7 - Online Mineral Museum
8 - Ruff.Info

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IMA2009-013

NaCe2(CO3)2[(CO3)1-xF2x]F
Dana No: 16a.01.07.03 Strunz No: 05.XX.00
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