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Table 3 Starting materials

From: Synthesis of trace element bearing single crystals of Chlor-Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3Cl) using the flux growth method

Experiment

Ca3(PO4)2

CaCl2

Trace elements

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g

g

 

SynCLAP3

4.65

15.35

None

SynCLAP5

4.65

15.35

None

SynCLAP6

4.65

15.35

300 μg/g of REE, Sr, Y. Th, U, Pb, Ba, Rb, Li, B using the solution K-M1

SynCLAP8

1.16

3.84

3000 μg/g Sm added as Sm2O3, 2 wt.% Si added as SiO2 and 2 wt.% Na added as NaCl

SynCLAP9

1.16

3.84

Identical to SynCLAP8

SynCLAP10

1.16

3.84

3000 μg/g of La, Ce, Pr, Sm, Gd, Lu, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Sc each (added as oxides) and 2 wt.% Si added as SiO2 and 2 wt.% Na added as NaCl

SynCLAP11

1.16

3.84

2000 μg/g of La, Ce, Pr, Sm, Gd, Lu each (added as oxides) and 2 wt.% Si added as SiO2 and 2 wt.% Na added as NaCl

SynCLAP12

1.16

3.84

1500 μg/g of La, Ce, Pr, Sm, Gd, Lu, Sr each (added as oxides) and 0.8 wt.% Si added as SiO2

  1. K-M1: solution containing 1000 μg/g of several REE (La, Ce, Gd, Nd, Sm, Yb, Lu), Sr, Y, Th, U, Pb, Ba, Rb, Li, and B.