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Orthojoaquinite-(La) Mineral Data

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General Orthojoaquinite-(La) Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Ba2Na(La,Ce)2Fe++Ti2Si8O26(OH,O,F)•H2O
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,429.39 gm
   Potassium       0.27 %  K     0.33 % K2O
   Barium         19.21 %  Ba   21.45 % BaO
   Sodium          1.77 %  Na    2.38 % Na2O
   Lanthanum       8.75 %  La   10.26 % La2O3
   Cerium          7.84 %  Ce    9.19 % Ce2O3
   Praeseodymium   0.99 %  Pr    1.15 % Pr2O3
   Titanium        5.36 %  Ti    8.94 % TiO2
   Manganese       0.38 %  Mn    0.50 % MnO
   Niobium         1.95 %  Nb    2.79 % Nb2O5
   Iron            4.30 %   Fe    5.03 % FeO /  0.56 % Fe2O3
   Silicon        15.72 %  Si   33.63 % SiO2
   Hydrogen        0.17 %  H     1.51 % H2O
   Neodymium       2.02 %  Nd    2.35 % Nd2O3
   Oxygen         31.01 %  O
   Fluorine        0.27 %  F     0.27 % F
                    -   %   F    -0.11 % -O=F2    
                 ______        ______ 
                 100.00 %      100.22 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ba2Na1.1K0.1La0.9Ce0.8Nd0.2Pr0.1Fe2+Mn2+0.1Ti1.6Nb0.3Fe3+0.1Si8O26.3(OH)0.4 �(H2O)F0.2
Help on Environment: Environment: Occurs in a nepheline-sodalite syenite pegmatites. Joaquinite group
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2000 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, southern Greenland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named as the La analog of orthojoaquinite.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Orthojoaquinite-(La) + Pronunciation Say ORTHOJOAQUINITE-(LA)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2000-D