Kuannersuite-(Ce) Mineral Data

General Kuannersuite-(Ce) Information
Chemical Formula:	Ba6Na2REE2(PO4)6FCl
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 1,704.53 gm
	Barium 45.20 % Ba 50.46 % BaO
	Sodium 2.89 % Na 3.89 % Na₂O
	Strontium 0.77 % Sr 0.91 % SrO
	Lanthanum 2.04 % La 2.39 % La₂O₃
	Cerium 8.22 % Ce 9.63 % Ce₂O₃
	Samarium 0.44 % Sm 0.51 % Sm₂O₃
	Thorium 0.27 % Th 0.31 % ThO₂
	Silicon 0.23 % Si 0.49 % SiO₂
	Phosphorus 10.94 % P 25.07 % P₂O₅
	Neodymium 3.64 % Nd 4.24 % Nd₂O₃
	Chlorine 1.21 % Cl 1.21 % Cl
	- % Cl -0.27 % -O=Cl₂
	Oxygen 22.26 % O
	Fluorine 1.89 % F 1.89 % F
	- % F -0.80 % -O=F₂
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	100.00 % 99.94 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Ba_5.61Sr_0.15Na_2.14CeNd_0.43La_0.25Sm_0.05Th_0.02P_6.02Si_0.14O_23.72F_1.7Cl_0.58
Environment:	Accessory mineral found in albite veins intersecting augite syenites of the Ilimaussaq alkaline rocks. Ba-dominant analogue of belovite-(Ce); structure determined.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Kuannersuit Plateau (formerly Kvanefjeld) in the Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for the locality.
Synonym:	IMA2002-013