| |
 |
Rontgenite-(Ce) Mineral Data
|
|
|
General Rontgenite-(Ce) Information
|
 Chemical Formula: |
Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 856.64 gm |
| |
Calcium 9.36 % Ca 13.09 % CaO |
| |
Lanthanum 12.16 % La 14.26 % La2O3 |
| |
Cerium 36.80 % Ce 43.11 % Ce2O3 |
| |
Carbon 7.01 % C 25.69 % CO2 |
| |
Oxygen 28.02 % O |
| |
Fluorine 6.65 % F 6.65 % F |
| |
- %
F -2.80 % -O=F2 |
| |
______ ______ |
| |
100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca2Ce2.25La0.75(CO3)5F3 |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953 |
| Locality: |
Narssarssuk, Greenland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for William Conrad von Rontgen (1845-1923), German physicist and discoverer of X-rays. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Rontgenite-(Ce) + Pronunciation  |
| |