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General Grayite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Th,Pb,Ca)PO4•(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 318.38 gm
   Calcium      1.26 %  Ca    1.76 % CaO
   Thorium     43.73 %  Th   49.76 % ThO2
   Phosphorus   9.73 %  P    22.29 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     0.63 %  H     5.66 % H2O
   Lead        19.52 %  Pb   21.03 % PbO
   Oxygen      25.13 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.50 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Th0.6Pb0.3Ca0.1(PO4)•(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Lithium pegmatites.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957
Help on Locality: Locality: Gooddays mine, Mtoko, and the Mahaka claim, Wedza, Zimbabwe. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Anton Gray, mining engineer, advisor to U. K. Atomic Energy Authority.