Chemistry:Synchysite-(Ce)
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Short description: Carbonate mineral
| Synchysite-(Ce) | |
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-189497.jpg) Synchysite-(Ce) from Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire | |
| General | |
| Category | Mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Ca(Ce,La)(CO 3) 2F |
| Strunz classification | 5.BD.20c |
| Dana classification | 16a.1.3.1 |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Crystal class | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
| Space group | C2/c |
| Identification | |
| Tenacity | Brittle |
| Mohs scale hardness | 4.5 |
| |re|er}} | Vitreous |
| Diaphaneity | Translucent |
| Pleochroism | Weak |
| References | [1] |
Synchysite-(Ce) is a carbonate mineral and an end member of the synchysite group. The general chemical formula is Ca(Ce,La)(CO
3)
2F.[3]
Discovery and naming
Synchysite-(Ce) was discovered in 1900 by Gustaf Flink.[4] The name is derived from the Greek "σύγχΰσις", meaning "confounding", a reference to the possibility to confuse the mineral with Parisite-(Ce).
Occurrences
Synchysite-(Ce) is found in rare-earth element bearing pegmatites.[5] It can also occur as a hydrothermal mineral in granite, alkalic syenite and carbonatite.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Synchysite-(Ce)". handbookofmineralogy. http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/synchysite-(Ce).pdf. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W.
- ↑ "Synchysite-(Ce)". http://www.mindat.org/min-3853.html. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ Flink, Gustaf (1900). "Ueber den Synchysit". Bull. Geol. Inst. Univ. Upsala: 81.
- ↑ "Synchysite-(Ce) Mineral Data". http://webmineral.com/data/Synchysite-(Ce).shtml. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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