Draft:Akasakaite

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Akasakaite-La

Akasakaite (La) is a mineral that has the formula (CaLa)(AlAlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)^[1], colour dark brown, vitreous, has a specific gravity 4.050^[1], crystal system is monoclinic, and lays in the allanite group of Epidote supergroup.The location of this type is at Mogurazawa mine, Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.^[1] Named in accordance with the rules of the epidote supergroup. The root name is in honor of Masahide Akasaka (b. 1950), professor at Shimane University, Japan.^[1] The density is lightly 4.050 g/cm3^[1]. Akasakaite-La is a new mineral discovered in the allanite-group.

Akasakaite-Ce

Different to Akasakaite-La, this element's formula is (CaCe)(AlAlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH).^[2]. It is all the same to Akasakaite-La except of its specific gravity, 4.055^[2]

Root

-akasakaite is a root of minerals that are discovered by Mogurazawa mine. For example, there is vanadoakasakaite-(Ce), vanadoakasakaite-(La), ferriakasakaite-(Ce), ferriakasakaite-(La), manganiakasakaite-(Ce) and manganiakasakaite-(La).

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1 2 3 4 5 "Akasakaite-(La)". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
1 2 "Akasakaite-(Ce)". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2026-02-21.

[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Akasakaite-(La)". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2026-02-21.

[:1-2] 1 2 "Akasakaite-(Ce)". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2026-02-21.

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