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Cerapatite

A variety of 'Apatite'
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Formula:
Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Name:
In allusion to the composition containing CERium and being an APATITE.
An apatite with 3.18% rare earth elements (REE) and 1.33% Ce2O3 from the Kola Peninsula.

Originally reported from Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia.


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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
9756 (as Cerapatite)
29229 (as Apatite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:9756:3 (as Cerapatite)
mindat:1:1:29229:0 (as Apatite)

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Chemistry of CerapatiteHide

Mindat Formula:
Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O37.357 %
Ca35.992 %
P16.690 %
Cl6.368 %
F3.412 %
H0.181 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
Ca, Cl, F, H, O, P - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Synonyms of CerapatiteHide

Other Language Names for CerapatiteHide

German:Cerapatit
Spanish:Cerapatita

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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Localities for CerapatiteHide

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