Fergusonite-(Ce) R110050
Name: Fergusonite-(Ce)
RRUFF ID: R110050
Ideal Chemistry: CeNbO4·0.3H2O
Locality: Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
Source: Donald M Doell [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Brown prismatic crystals on microcline, associated with zircon
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ Scheelite (17) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample; 532 nm and 780 nm spectra are overwhelmed by fluorescence
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RRUFF ID: R110050
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample; 532 nm and 780 nm spectra are overwhelmed by fluorescence
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R110050.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.162(3)Å    b: 5.162(3)Å    c: 10.925(8)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 291.15(7)Å3    Crystal System: tetragonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Fergusonite-(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]

Fleischer M, Chao G Y, Kato A (1975) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 60, 485-489   [view file]

Kapustin Y L (1986) Rare-earth mineralization in late carbonatites of the Novopoltavsk Massif, Novye dannye o mineralakh SSSR, 33, 43-52   [view file]

Jambor J L, Vanko D A (1989) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 74, 946-951   [view file]

Skinner S J, Brooks I J E, Munnings C N (2004) Tetragonal CeNbO4 at 1073 K in air and in vacuo, Acta Crystallographica, C60, i37-i39