General Information:
Chemical Formula:
CaNd(CO3)2F
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 323.33 gm)
Calcium 12.40 % Ca
Carbon 7.43 % C
Neodymium 44.61 % Nd
Oxygen 29.69 % O
Fluorine 5.88 % F
Empirical Formula:
CaNd(CO3)2F
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1978
Locality:
Straz block, Holicky deposit, Ceska Lepa, Bohimia, Czech Republic.
Name Origin:
Named for "confounding" having been mistaken for parisite and for the Nd end-member of the series.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
None
Color:
light violet or light gray blue.
Density:
4.21
Habits:
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters., ,
Hardness:
4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite
Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
Luster:
Earthy (Dull)
Streak:
white
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