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Name: Clinofergusonite-(Ce) RRUFF ID: R070300 Ideal Chemistry: CeNbO4 Locality: Amherst County, Virginia, USA Source: Michael Scott S105149 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark brown vitreous amorphous fragments, a portion of the sample was heated and is reported in R080102 Status: The identification of this mineral has been made only by X-ray diffraction. |
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REFERENCES for Clinofergusonite-(Ce) | |
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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] |
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Kuo C T, Wang I H, Wang H C, Wang C K, Hou H C (1973) Studies on minerals of the fergusonite group, Geochimica, 2, 86-92 |
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Fleischer M, Chao G Y, Kato A (1975) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 60, 485-489 [view file] |
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Fleischer M, Jambor J (1977) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 62, 395-397 [view file] |
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International Mineralogical Association (1980) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 43, 1053-1055 [view file] |
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Santoro A, Marezio M, Roth R S, Minor D (1980) Neutron powder diffraction study of the structures of CeTaO4, CeNbO4, and NdTaO4, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 35, 167-175 |
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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] |
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Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 69, European Journal of Mineralogy, 34, 463-468 [view file] |
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Hatert F, Mills S J, Pasero M, Miyawaki R, Bosi F (2023) CNMNC guidelines for the nomenclature of polymorphs and polysomes, Mineralogical Magazine, 87, 225-232 |
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