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Parisite-(Nd) Mineral Data
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General Parisite-(Nd) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca(Nd,Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 555.09 gm |
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Calcium 7.22 % Ca 10.10 % CaO |
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Lanthanum 20.02 % La 23.48 % La2O3 |
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Cerium 10.10 % Ce 11.83 % Ce2O3 |
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Carbon 6.49 % C 23.79 % CO2 |
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Neodymium 23.39 % Nd 27.28 % Nd2O3 |
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Oxygen 25.94 % O |
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Fluorine 6.85 % F 6.85 % F |
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F -2.88 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.43 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaNd0.9Ce0.4La0.8(CO3)3F2 |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1986 |
| Locality: |
Bayan Obo iron-rare earth deposit, Inner Mongolia, China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the Nd-rich end member of the parisite series, named for J. J. Paris, mine proprietor at Muzon, north of Bogota, Columbia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Parisite-(Nd)  |
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