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Remondite-(La) Mineral Data
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General Remondite-(La) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na3(La,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 624.98 gm |
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Sodium 12.25 % Na 16.51 % Na2O |
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Strontium 2.80 % Sr 3.32 % SrO |
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Calcium 3.91 % Ca 5.47 % CaO |
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Lanthanum 17.78 % La 20.85 % La2O3 |
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Cerium 15.25 % Ce 17.86 % Ce2O3 |
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Carbon 9.61 % C 35.21 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 38.40 % O |
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100.00 % 99.22 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na3.33La0.8Ce0.68Ca0.61Sr0.2(CO3)5 |
| Environment: |
Late-stage hydrothermal mineral in a hyperagpaitic pegmatite. La-analogue of remondite-(Ce), burbankite group. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Koashva Mountain, Khibiny massif, Kola Penninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the La analog of remondite-(Ce). |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Remondite-(La) + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1999-006 |
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