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Kuannersuite-(Ce)

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Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland
© c Knut Eldjarn

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Formula:
NaBa
 
3
(Ce,Nd,La)[(F,Cl)|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
System:TrigonalColour:pale red
Hardness:4½ - 5½
Name:For the type locality Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland.


Apatite Group. The barium analogue of Belovite-(Ce). The Na2Ba3Ce analogue of Fluorapatite.

Classification of Kuannersuite-(Ce)

IMA status:Approved 2002
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/B.39-117
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.BN.05

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
N : With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.33:1
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Type Occurrence of Kuannersuite-(Ce)

Type Locality:Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland
General Appearance of Type Material:elongated grystals with six-sided cross section, to 1.5 mm
Geological Setting of type material:vugs in albitite veins hosted by an augite-syenite
Associated Minerals at type locality:
TugtupiteSphaleritePectoliteNeptuniteNabesite
LovdariteGonnarditeGmeliniteGalenaChkalovite
BerylliteAnalcimeAlbiteAegirine

Physical Properties of Kuannersuite-(Ce)

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Translucent
Colour:pale red
Streak:white
Hardness (Mohs):4½ - 5½
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:Poor/Indistinct
on {001} and {100}
Density (measured):4.51 g/cm3
Density (calculated):4.66 g/cm3

Crystallography of Kuannersuite-(Ce)

Crystal System:Trigonal
Class (H-M):3 - Rhombohedral
Space Group:P3
Cell Parameters:a = 9.909Å, c = 7.402Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.747
Unit Cell Volume:V 629.42 ų
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
2.97 (100)
2.86 (60)

Chemical Properties of Kuannersuite-(Ce)

Formula:
NaBa
 
3
(Ce,Nd,La)[(F,Cl)|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
All elements listed in formula:Ba, Ce, Cl, F, La, Na, Nd, O, P

Relationship of Kuannersuite-(Ce) to other Species

Member of Group:
Apatite Supergroup:
A
 
5
(XO
 
4
)
 
3
Z
 
q
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.BN.05Alforsite
Ba
 
5
[Cl|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Belovite-(Ce)
NaSr
 
3
(Ce,La)[(F,OH)|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaF)
Ca
 
5
[(F,O)|(PO
 
4
,CO
 
3
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)
Ca
 
5
[(OH,O)|(PO
 
4
,CO
 
3
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Apatite-(CaCl)
Ca
 
5
[Cl|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Clinomimetite
Pb
 
5
[Cl|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Fermorite
(Ca,Sr)
 
5
(AsO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
8.BN.05Apatite-(CaF)
Ca
 
5
[F|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Hedyphane
Pb
 
3
Ca
 
2
[Cl|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Apatite-(CaOH)
Ca
 
5
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Johnbaumite
Ca
 
5
[OH|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Mimetite
Pb
 
5
[Cl|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Morelandite
(Ba,Ca,Pb)
 
5
[Cl|(AsO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Pyromorphite
Pb
 
5
[Cl|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Apatite-(SrOH)
(Sr,Ca)
 
5
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH,F)
8.BN.05Svabite
Ca
 
5
[(F,Cl,OH)|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Turneaureite
Ca
 
5
[Cl|(AsO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Vanadinite
Pb
 
5
[Cl|(VO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Belovite-(La)
NaSr
 
3
(La,Ce)[(F,OH)|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Deloneite-(Ce)
NaCa
 
2
SrCe(PO
 
4
)
 
3
F
8.BN.05Fluorcaphite
(Ca,Sr,Ce,Na)
 
5
[F|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Apatite-(CaOH)-M
(Ca,Na)
 
3
Ca
 
2
[(OH,Cl)|(PO
 
4
,SO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05Phosphohedyphane
Pb
 
3
Ca
 
2
[Cl|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BN.05IMA2008-009
Sr
 
5
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
F
8.BN.05IMA2008-068
Ca
 
2
Pb
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
F
8.BN.10Arctite
Na
 
2
Ca
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
F

Other Names for Kuannersuite-(Ce)

Synonyms:
IMA2002-013
Other Languages:

Other Information

Fluorescence in UV light:none
Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Kuannersuite-(Ce)

Reference List:Friis, H., et al. (2004): Canadian Mineralogist: 42: 95-106.

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    Localities for Kuannersuite-(Ce)

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    Greenland
     
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Narsaq
    		Friis, Henrik; Balic-Zunjic, Tonci; Pekov, Igor V. & Petersen, Ole Valdemar. 2004. Kuannersuite-(Ce), Ba6Na2REE2(PO4)6FCl, a new member of the Apatite group, from the Ilímaussaq Alkaline Complex, South Greenland: Description and crystal chemistry. Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 95-106
    Friis, H., Balic-Zunic, T, Pekov, I., Peterson, O. (2004): Kuannersuite-(Ce), a new member of the Apatite-group, from the Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland, Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 42, 95-106
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