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Peprossiite-(Ce) Mineral Data

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General Peprossiite-(Ce) Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Ce,La)(Al3O)2/3B4O10
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 407.67 gm
   Lanthanum   8.52 %  La    9.99 % La2O3
   Cerium     25.78 %  Ce   30.19 % Ce2O3
   Aluminum   13.24 %  Al   25.01 % Al2O3
   Boron      10.61 %  B    34.15 % B2O3
   Oxygen     41.86 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       99.34 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ce0.75La0.250.66(Al3)0.66(O)B4O10
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1993
Help on Locality: Locality: Sacrofanto, Sabatini complex, Campanano, Lazio (Latium), Italy Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Giuseppe "PEP" = Rossi (1938-1990), Italian crystallographer and mineralogist.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 89817
  IMA1990-002
  IMA1999-B
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