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Paratooite-(La) Mineral Data
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General Paratooite-(La) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
REE3(Ca,Sr)2NaCu(CO3)8 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 2,146.77 gm |
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Sodium 2.54 % Na 3.42 % Na2O |
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Strontium 2.78 % Sr 3.28 % SrO |
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Calcium 5.60 % Ca 7.84 % CaO |
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Lanthanum 23.42 % La 27.47 % La2O3 |
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Praeseodymium 6.89 % Pr 8.07 % Pr2O3 |
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Samarium 0.56 % Sm 0.65 % Sm2O3 |
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Gadolinium 0.73 % Gd 0.84 % Gd2O3 |
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Yttrium 0.58 % Y 0.74 % Y2O3 |
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Copper 4.77 % Cu 5.97 % CuO |
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Carbon 9.06 % C 33.21 % CO2 |
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Neodymium 7.26 % Nd 8.46 % Nd2O3 |
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Oxygen 35.56 % O |
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Fluorine 0.25 % F 0.25 % F |
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F -0.10 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.09 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
La3.62Ca3Na2.37Nd1.08Pr1.05Sr0.68Y0.14Gd0.1Sm0.08Cu1.61C16.2O47.72F0.28 |
| Environment: |
Hosted by the Auburn dolomite, a lenticular silty carbonaceous dolomite in the upper Burra group (Torrensian). |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Paratoo copper mine, near Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2005-020 |
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