Kozoite-(Nd) Mineral Data

General Kozoite-(Nd) Information
Chemical Formula:	(Nd,La,Sm,Pr)(CO3)(OH)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 205.20 gm
	Lanthanum 20.31 % La 23.82 % La₂O₃
	Praeseodymium 6.87 % Pr 8.04 % Pr₂O₃
	Samarium 3.66 % Sm 4.25 % Sm₂O₃
	Hydrogen 0.49 % H 4.39 % H₂O
	Carbon 5.85 % C 21.45 % CO₂
	Neodymium 31.63 % Nd 36.89 % Nd₂O₃
	Oxygen 31.19 % O
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	100.00 % 98.83 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Nd_0.45La_0.3Pr_0.1Sm_0.05(CO₃)(OH)
Environment:	Post magmatic hydrothermal activity in an alkali olivine basalt from the last-stage lava of a volcanic sequence. Probable dehydration product of lanthanite-(Nd). End-member of the a ncylite group.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Niikoba, Hizen-cho, Higashi Matsuura-gun, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for Kozo Hanashima (1925-1985), a chemist, and pioneer in the study of chemistry of rare earth minerals in Japan.
Synonym:	IMA1998-063