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Abenakiite-(Ce) Mineral Data

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General Abenakiite-(Ce) Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Na26REE6(SiO3)6(PO4)6(CO3)6(S++++O2)O
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,928.18 gm
   Sodium           20.41 %  Na   27.52 % Na2O
   La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,  29.51 %  RE   34.42 % REE2O3
   Silicon           5.75 %  Si   12.31 % SiO2
   Phosphorus        6.35 %  P    14.54 % P2O5
   Carbon            2.46 %  C     9.02 % CO2
   Sulfur            1.10 %  S     2.19 % SO2
   Oxygen           34.42 %  O
                   ______        ______ 
                   100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na26REE6(SiO3)6(PO4)6(CO3)6(SO2)O
Help on Environment: Environment: A single crystal embedded in sodalite in a xenolith of sodalite syenite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1994
Help on Locality: Locality: Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: For the Abenaki Indian tribe, which inhabited the area around Mont Saint-Hilaire.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Abenakiite-(Ce) + Pronunciation Say ABENAKIITE-(CE)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 79159
  IMA1991-054
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