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Kozoite-(La) Mineral Data
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General Kozoite-(La) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
La(CO3)(OH) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 190.98 gm |
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Strontium 0.92 % Sr 1.09 % SrO |
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Calcium 4.41 % Ca 6.17 % CaO |
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Lanthanum 29.82 % La 34.97 % La2O3 |
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Praeseodymium 3.69 % Pr 4.32 % Pr2O3 |
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Samarium 0.79 % Sm 0.91 % Sm2O3 |
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Gadolinium 1.65 % Gd 1.90 % Gd2O3 |
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Yttrium 3.26 % Y 4.14 % Y2O3 |
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Hydrogen 0.65 % H 5.85 % H2O |
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Carbon 6.29 % C 23.04 % CO2 |
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Neodymium 15.10 % Nd 17.62 % Nd2O3 |
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Oxygen 33.43 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
La0.41Ca0.21Nd0.2Y0.07Pr0.05Sr0.02Gd0.02Sm0.01(CO3)(OH)0.74�0.25(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Occurs in cavities in an alkaline olivine basalt associated wth kozoite0(Nd). Ancylite group. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Mitsukoshi, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the La-dominant analog of kozoite-(Nd). |
| Synonym: |
IMA2002-054 |
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