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Ancylite-(La) Mineral Data

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General Ancylite-(La) Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Sr(La,Ce)(CO3)2(OH)•(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 381.87 gm
   Strontium  22.95 %  Sr   27.13 % SrO
   Lanthanum  27.28 %  La   31.99 % La2O3
   Cerium      9.17 %  Ce   10.74 % Ce2O3
   Hydrogen    0.79 %  H     7.08 % H2O
   Carbon      6.29 %  C    23.05 % CO2
   Oxygen     33.52 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: SrLa0.75Ce0.25(CO3)2(OH)•(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: In hydrothermal veins in nepheline syenites.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Marchenko Peak, Mount Kukisvumchorr, Khibina massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the composition and from the Greek "curved," in allusion to the rounded and distorted character of the crystals.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Ancylite-(La) Say ANCYLITE-(LA)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1995-053