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Calcioancylite-(Ce) Mineral Data

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General Calcioancylite-(Ce) Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: CaCe(CO3)2(OH)•(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 335.23 gm
   Calcium   11.96 %  Ca   16.73 % CaO
   Cerium    41.80 %  Ce   48.96 % Ce2O3
   Hydrogen   0.90 %  H     8.06 % H2O
   Carbon     7.17 %  C    26.26 % CO2
   Oxygen    38.18 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: CaCe(CO3)2(OH)•(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1922
Help on Locality: Locality: 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: Calcioancylite-(Ce) + Pronunciation Say CALCIOANCYLITE-(CE)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Calcio-ancylite-(Ce) - Renamed Calcioancylite-(Ce) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131