[Mineral Forums] [Minerals for Sale] [About Us] [En Espanol] [Mineral Gallery] Fabre Minerals - Europe's first Internet mineral dealer, on the web since 1996 General Galgenbergite-(Ce) InformationCa(REE)2(CO3)4•(H2O) |
Molecular Weight = 577.84 gm |
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Calcium 6.87 % Ca 9.61 % CaO |
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Lanthanum 10.10 % La 11.84 % La2O3 |
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Cerium 25.22 % Ce 29.54 % Ce2O3 |
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Praeseodymium 2.93 % Pr 3.42 % Pr2O3 |
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Hydrogen 0.35 % H 3.12 % H2O |
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Carbon 8.31 % C 30.47 % CO2 |
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Neodymium 10.23 % Nd 11.94 % Nd2O3 |
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Oxygen 35.99 % O |
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100.00 % 99.93 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Ca0.99Ce1.04La0.42Nd0.41Pr0.12(CO3)4•(H2O) |
Small fissures in an albite-chlorite schist. |
Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) |
Galgenberg Tunnel, St. Leoben, Steiermark, Austria. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named after the locality. |
IMA1997-036 |
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| | Galgenbergite-(Ce) Crystallographya:b:c =1.0003:1:1.9398 |
a = 6.388, b = 6.386, c = 12.388, Z = 2; alpha = 96.54°, beta = 100.85°, gamma = 100.51° V = 484.82 Den(Calc)= 3.96 |
Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1 |
By Intensity(I/Io): 5.049(1)(101), 3.005(0.65)(004), 5.901(0.59)(011),
3.899(0.49)(112), 3.125(0.45)(021), 4.468(0.38)(111), 4.695(0.38)(0
| | Physical Properties of Galgenbergite-(Ce){001} Perfect |
Colorless, White. |
Transparent to Translucent |
Brittle - Splintery - Brittle fracture leaving splintery fragments. |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. |
Rosette - Bundled tabular aggregates resembling rose flower petals. |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
white |
| Optical Properties of Galgenbergite-(Ce) CI calc= -0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) |
KPDcalc= 0.1767,KC= 0.1763 Ncalc = 1.7 Biaxial (-), a=1.635, b=1.725, g=1.75, bire=0.1150 |
| Calculated Properties of Galgenbergite-(Ce)Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.66 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Galgenbergite-(Ce) =3.98 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 PEGalgenbergite-(Ce) = 248.93 barns/electron |
U=PEGalgenbergite-(Ce) x relectron= 911.28 barns/cc. |
GRapi = 47,558.71 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Galgenbergite-(Ce) is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram. Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size
(10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 10 cm box)
639.56 ±159.89 grams of pure Galgenbergite-(Ce) .
Weight of pure Galgenbergite-(Ce) in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 3.98 gm/cc.* | Galgenbergite-(Ce) Classification15.04.09.01 (15)Hydrated Carbonates |
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(15.04)Dana Type |
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(15.04.09)Dana Group |
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05.CC.40 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES) |
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05.C - Carbonates without Additional Anions, with H2O |
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05.CC -With rare-earth elements (REE) |
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| Other Galgenbergite-(Ce) InformationNAME( CanMin, 42:226) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, 42:226) OPTIC PROP.(CanMin, 42:226) |
Links to other databases for Galgenbergite-(Ce) : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - Google Images 4 - Google Scholar 5 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 6 - MinDAT 7 - MinMax(Deutsch) 8 - MinMax(English) 9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 - QUT Mineral Atlas 11 - Ruff.Info Search for Galgenbergite-(Ce) using: Visit our Advertisers for Galgenbergite-(Ce) : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Galgenbergite-(Ce) Mineral Data : Ask about Galgenbergite-(Ce) here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Galgenbergite-(Ce) Specimen Label here :
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