Chemical Formula:
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(Ca,Na)2(Y,REE)3Si6O18·2(H2O) |
Composition:
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Molecular Weight = 872.18 g |
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Hydrogen |
0.46 % |
H |
4.13 % |
H2O |
0.00 % |
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Oxygen |
36.69 % |
O |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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Sodium |
1.32 % |
Na |
1.78 % |
Na2O |
0.00 % |
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Silicon |
19.32 % |
Si |
41.33 % |
SiO2 |
0.00 % |
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Calcium |
6.89 % |
Ca |
9.64 % |
CaO |
0.00 % |
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Yttrium |
22.94 % |
Y |
29.13 % |
Y2O3 |
0.00 % |
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Rhenium |
12.38 % |
RE |
14.45 % |
REE2O3 |
0.00 % |
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100.00 % |
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100.46 % |
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Empirical Formula:
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Ca1.5Na0.5Y2.25REE0.75Si6O18·2(H2O) |
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Environment:
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Cyclosilicate with structural similarities to kainosite-(Y) and leifite. Found in an aplite-pegmatite lens |
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Locality:
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Strange Lake perialkaline complex on the Quebec-Labrador border, Canada.. Link to
MinDat.org
Location Data.
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Name Origin:
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For Richard Geren (1917-), former executive vice-president of the Iron Ore Company of Canada. Mr. Geren initiated and supported the exploration program of the Strange Lake deposit |
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Synonym:
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IMA1993-034 |
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