SYNCHYSITE-(ND)


Meaning of SYNCHYSITE-(ND) in English

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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