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Bastnasite-(La) Mineral Data
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General Bastnasite-(La) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
La(CO3)F |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 217.91 gm |
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Lanthanum 63.74 % La 74.76 % La2O3 |
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Carbon 5.51 % C 20.20 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 22.03 % O |
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Fluorine 8.72 % F 8.72 % F |
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F -3.67 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
La(CO3)F |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1966 |
| Locality: |
Gallinas Mountains, New Mexico, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after its locality Bastnas Mine, Riddarhyttan, Vastmanland, Sweden. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Bastnasite-(La) + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Hamartite |
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