Daqingshanite-(Ce) R070389
Name: Daqingshanite-(Ce)
RRUFF ID: R070389
Ideal Chemistry: Sr3CePO4(CO3)3
Locality: Nkumbwa Hill Carbonatite (Nkomba Hill Carbonatite), Isoka, Muchinga Mts., Northern Province, Zambia
Source: Michael Scott S103906 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless aggregate of small platy crystals associated with calcite
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample; 785 spectrum is overwhelmed by fluorescence
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RRUFF ID: R070389
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample; 785 spectrum is overwhelmed by fluorescence
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 50% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Daqingshanite-(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]

Ren Y, Ximen L, Peng Z (1983) Daqingshanite - a new mineral recently discovered in China, Geochemistry, 2, 180-184   [view file]

Dunn P J, Fleischer M, Francis C A, Langley R H, Kissin S A, Shigley J E, Vanko D A, Zilczer J A (1984) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 69, 810-815   [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]

Hughes J M, Yunxiang N (1994) A high-precision crystal structure refinement of daqingshanite-(Ce) from Nkombwa Hill carbonatite, Zambia, Mineralogical Magazine, 58, 493-496   [view file]