A Re-examination of Cheralite

J. F. W. Bowles, E. A. Jobbins and B. R. Young

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Summary: A new analysis of the type material of cheralite specifies the individual rare earth elements. Unit cell contents are: (REE_1.58Th_1.15Ca_1.03Pb_0.05U_0.15)_3.96 (P_3.67Si_0.33)_4.01O₁₆. Refinement of the cell parameters based on new XRD data shows that a = 6.751₅ ± 0,0005 Å, b = 6.962₅ ± 0.0005, c = 6.468 ± 0.0005, β = 103° 53′, giving a cell volume of 295.2 Å³. Space group P2₁/n.

Mineralogical Magazine; September 1980 v. 43; no. 331; p. 885-888; DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1980.043.331.11
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