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Qaqarssukite-(Ce)

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Formula:
Ba(Ce,REE)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
System:Trigonal


A polymorph of huanghoite-(Ce)

Classification of Qaqarssukite-(Ce)

IMA status:Approved 2004
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:5.BD.25

5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
B : Carbonates with additional anions, without H2O
D : With rare earth elements (REE)
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Type Occurrence of Qaqarssukite-(Ce)

Type Locality:Qaqqaarsuk (Qaqarssuk), Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen), Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

Crystallography of Qaqarssukite-(Ce)

Crystal System:Trigonal
Class (H-M):3 - Pyramidal
Space Group:P3
Cell Parameters:a = 7.2097Å, c = 18.187Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 2.523
Unit Cell Volume:V 818.70 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
4.552(43)
3.674(32)
3.539(41)
3.351(100)
3.096(40)
2.571(35)
2.109(39)
2.080(60)

Chemical Properties of Qaqarssukite-(Ce)

Formula:
Ba(Ce,REE)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
Essential elements:Ba, C, Ce, F, O
All elements listed in formula:Ba, C, Ce, F, O

Relationship of Qaqarssukite-(Ce) to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
5.BD.05Cordylite-(Ce)
NaBaCe
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
F
5.BD.05Lukechangite-(Ce)
Na
 
3
Ce
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
F
5.BD.10Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)
Ba
 
2
Ce(CO
 
3
)
 
3
F
5.BD.10Kukharenkoite-(Ce)
Ba
 
2
Ce(CO
 
3
)
 
3
F
5.BD.10Kukharenkoite-(La)
Ba
 
2
(La,Ce,Th)(CO
 
3
)
 
3
F
5.BD.15Cebaite-(Ce)
Ba
 
3
Ce
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
5
F
 
2
5.BD.15Cebaite-(Nd)
Ba
 
3
(Nd,Ce)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
5
F
 
2
5.BD.18Arisite-(Ce)
NaCe
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
3-x
F
 
2x+1
5.BD.18Arisite-(La)
NaLa
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
3-x
F
 
2x+1
5.BD.20aBastnäsite-(Ce)
(Ce,La)(CO
 
3
)F
5.BD.20aBastnäsite-(La)
(La,Ce)(CO
 
3
)F
5.BD.20aBastnäsite-(Y)
(Y,Ce)(CO
 
3
)F
5.BD.20aHydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)
(Ce,La)(CO
 
3
)(OH,F)
5.BD.20aHydroxylbastnäsite-(Nd)
(Nd,Ce,La)(CO
 
3
)(OH,F)
5.BD.20aHydroxylbastnäsite-(La)
(La,Ce)(CO
 
3
)(F,OH)
5.BD.20bParisite-(Ce)
Ca(Ce,La)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
3
F
 
2
5.BD.20bParisite-(Nd)
Ca(Nd,Ce,La)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
3
F
 
2
5.BD.20dRöntgenite-(Ce)
Ca
 
2
(Ce,La)
 
3
(CO
 
3
)
 
5
F
 
3
5.BD.20cSynchysite-(Ce)
Ca(Ce,La)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
5.BD.20cSynchysite-(Nd)
Ca(Nd,Y,Gd)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
5.BD.20cSynchysite-(Y)
Ca(Y,Ce)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
5.BD.20aThorbastnäsite
Th(Ca,Ce)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
5.BD.20aBastnäsite-(Nd)
(Nd,Ce,La)(CO
 
3
)F
5.BD.25Horváthite-(Y)
NaY(CO
 
3
)F
 
2
5.BD.35Huanghoite-(Ce)
BaCe(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F

Other Names for Qaqarssukite-(Ce)

Synonyms:
IMA2004-019
Other Languages:
German:Qaqarssukit-(Ce)

Other Information

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 Qaqarssukite-(Ce)

Reference List:

- +
Grice, J.D. et al, 2006 Can.Mineral. 44 S. 1137-1146

Mineral species first described from Greenland, by Ole V.Petersen & Ole Johnsen, as Special publication 8, The Canadian Mineralogist , p.85, 2005.

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