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Name: Tritomite-(Ce) RRUFF ID: R060046 Ideal Chemistry: Ce5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,O) Locality: Langesundfjord, Norway Source: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 16138 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregate of orange coarse amorphous fragments Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by chemical analysis |
Mineral Group: [ Apatite (56) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Tritomite-(Ce) samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060046.1 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | ||||||
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REFERENCES for Tritomite-(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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Weibye P H, Berlin N J, Sjogren K A, Borck J B (1850) Neue Mineralien aus Norwegen, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, 79, 299-304 [view file] |
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Levinson A A (1966) A system of nomenclature for rare-earth minerals, American Mineralogist, 51, 152-158 [view file] |
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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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Pasero M, Kampf A R, Ferraris C, Pekov I V, Rakovan J R, White T J (2010) Nomenclature of the apatite supergroup minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy, 22, 163-179 [view file] |
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