Table 1 Nominal major and trace compositions of starting mixtures (in wt%).

From: Partitioning of REE between calcite and carbonatitic melt containing P, S, Si at 650–900 °C and 100 MPa

Components (wt.%)

NCFP-7

NCFP-8

NCFP-9

NCP-1

NCP-2

NCPSi-1

NCPSi-2

NCPSi-3

NCPS-1

NCPS-2

SiO2

4.84

2.90

2.90

CaO

40.72

47.31

53.14

47.14

45.55

42.43

42.82

42.82

45.06

43.53

Na2O

18.57

11.37

5.78

20.31

21.64

21.68

22.38

21.89

21.34

22.61

F

10.12

9.19

10.62

0.03

0.01

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.01

Cl

0.02

0.01

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.01

SO3

2.50

2.50

P2O5

9.15

9.15

9.15

5.33

2.65

4.80

2.49

2.49

5.10

2.54

REE

0.40

0.40

0.40

0.50

0.05

0.45

0.05

0.47

0.48

0.05

HFSE

0.40

0.40

0.40

0.03

0.05

0.02

0.05

0.05

0.02

0.05

CO2

20.65

22.18

20.51

26.64

30.03

25.73

29.29

29.36

25.46

28.70

Total

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

(CaO + Na2O)/SiO2

     

13.24

22.45

22.28

  

CaO/SiO

     

8.77

14.74

14.74