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Paraniite-(Y) Mineral Data
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General Paraniite-(Y) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca2Y(AsO4)(WO4)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 803.68 gm |
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Calcium 9.97 % Ca 13.96 % CaO |
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Yttrium 11.06 % Y 14.05 % Y2O3 |
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Arsenic 9.32 % As 14.30 % As2O5 |
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Tungsten 45.75 % W 57.70 % WO3 |
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Oxygen 23.89 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca2Y(AsO4)(WO4)2 |
| Environment: |
Found in a fissure in gneiss in an area anomalously high in arsenic. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1992 |
| Locality: |
On the east flank of Pizzo Cervandone, Alpe Devero, Valle d�Ossola, Piedmont, Italy Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Fausto Parani, amateur mineral collector of Montecrestese, Italy, who found the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Paraniite-(Y) + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1992-018 |
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