Cerite-(Ce) - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Cerite-(Ce) R060708

Name: Cerite-(Ce)
RRUFF ID: R060708
Ideal Chemistry: (Ce,La,Ca)₉(Mg,Fe³⁺)(SiO₄)₆(SiO₃OH)(OH)₃
Locality: Bastnas, Riddarhyttan, Sweden
Source: Bob Jenkins [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pink thin massive crystalline coating
Status: The identification of this mineral has only been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060708.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Ce_4.39La_2.90Nd_1.28Ca_0.40Y_0.03)_Σ=9(Mg_0.60Fe³⁺_0.40)_Σ=1(Si_1.00O₄)₆(Si_1.00O₃OH)((F_1.64Cl_1.08(OH)_0.28)_Σ=3; OH by stoichiometry
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample; 785 spectrum overwhelmed by fluorescence

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060708

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample; 785 spectrum overwhelmed by fluorescence

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060708.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 10.7358(7)Å b: 10.7358(7)Å c: 37.865(3)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 3779.5(7) Crystal System: hexagonal

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Cerite-(Ce)
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]
Hisinger W, Berzelius J J (1804) Cerium ein neues metal aus einer schwedischen Steinart, Bastnäs Tungestein genannt, Neues Allgemeines Journal der Chemie, 2, 397-418 [view file]
Glass J J, Evans H T, Carron M K, Hildebrand F A (1958) Cerite from Mountain Pass, San Bernardino County, California, American Mineralogist, 43, 460-475 [view file]
Moore P B (1983) Cerite, RE₉(Fe³⁺,Mg)(SiO₄)₆(SiO₃OH)(OH)₃: its crystal structure and relation to whitlockite, American Mineralogist, 68, 996-1003 [view file]
Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 72, 1031-1042 [view file]
Förster H J (2000) Cerite-(Ce) and thorian synchysite-(Ce) from the Niederbobritzsch granite, Erzgebirge, Germany: implications for the differential mobility of the LREE and Th during alteration, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 67-79 [view file]

REFERENCES for Cerite-(Ce)

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Hisinger W, Berzelius J J (1804) Cerium ein neues metal aus einer schwedischen Steinart, Bastnäs Tungestein genannt, Neues Allgemeines Journal der Chemie, 2, 397-418 [view file]

Glass J J, Evans H T, Carron M K, Hildebrand F A (1958) Cerite from Mountain Pass, San Bernardino County, California, American Mineralogist, 43, 460-475 [view file]

Moore P B (1983) Cerite, RE₉(Fe³⁺,Mg)(SiO₄)₆(SiO₃OH)(OH)₃: its crystal structure and relation to whitlockite, American Mineralogist, 68, 996-1003 [view file]

Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 72, 1031-1042 [view file]

Förster H J (2000) Cerite-(Ce) and thorian synchysite-(Ce) from the Niederbobritzsch granite, Erzgebirge, Germany: implications for the differential mobility of the LREE and Th during alteration, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 67-79 [view file]