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Agardite-(Nd) Mineral Data

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General Agardite-(Nd) Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Pb,Nd,Y,La,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6•3(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,063.17 gm
   Calcium     0.38 %  Ca    0.53 % CaO
   Lanthanum   1.31 %  La    1.53 % La2O3
   Yttrium     0.84 %  Y     1.06 % Y2O3
   Copper     34.07 %  Cu   42.65 % CuO
   Arsenic    21.14 %  As   32.43 % As2O5
   Hydrogen    1.36 %  H    12.12 % H2O
   Lead        5.85 %  Pb    6.30 % PbO
   Neodymium   2.71 %  Nd    3.16 % Nd2O3
   Oxygen     32.35 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       99.77 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb0.3Nd0.2Y0.1La0.1Ca0.1Cu5.7(AsO4)3(OH)4.7�4.8(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Not Approved IMA (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Wittichen, Black Forest, Baden-W�rttemberg, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the composition and for Jules Agard, Geologist, Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres, Orleans, France.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Agardite-(Nd) Say AGARDITE-(ND)