Classification of Piergorite-(Ce) |
| IMA status: | Approved 2005 |
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 9.DL.10
9 : SILICATES (Germanates) D : Inosilicates L : Inosilicates with 5-periodic double chains, Si10O28 |
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Type Occurrence of Piergorite-(Ce) |
| Type Locality: | Tre Croci, Vetralla, Vico Lake, Viterbo Province, Latium, Italy |
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| Geological Setting of type material: | extremely thin, platy micro crystals
and aggregates perched within small seams in a volcanic ejecta. |
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Chemical Properties of Piergorite-(Ce) |
| Formula: | | Ca | | (Ce,Th,La,Nd) | | (Al | | ,Fe | | )([],Li,Be) | | Si | | B | | O | | (OH,F) | | |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Al, B, Be, Ca, Ce, F, Fe, H, La, Li, Nd, O, Si, Th |
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Relationship of Piergorite-(Ce) to other Species |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
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Other Names for Piergorite-(Ce) |
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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. |
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References for Piergorite-(Ce) |
| Reference List: | Boiocchi, M., Callegari, A., Ottolini, L. (2006): The crystal structure of piergorite-(Ce), Ca8Ce2(Al0.5Fe3+0.5)Σ1(,Li,Be)2Si6B8O36(OH,F)2: A new borosilicate from Vetralla, Italy, with a modified hellandite-type chain. American Mineralogist, 91, 1170-1177.
Ciriotti, M.E. & Bonacina, E. (2007): Alloriite e piergorite-(Ce): tre AMIci per due nuove specie italiane. Micro (sistematica), 2/2007, 35-50. |
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