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Uedaite-(Ce)

Formula:
Mn
2+
 
CeAl
 
2
Fe
2+
 
[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
System:MonoclinicColour:black to dark brown
Hardness:5 - 6
Name:Named for Japanese crystallographer Prof. Tateo Ueda (19112-2000) of Kyoto University, who determined the structure of allanite.


A member of the Epidote Group. Mn2+ analogue of Allanite-(Ce).

Classification of Uedaite-(Ce)

IMA status:Approved 2006
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.BG.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
B : Sorosilicates
G : Sorosilicates with mixed SiO4 and Si2O7 groups; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination
Dana 8th edition ID:58.2.9.4

58 : SOROSILICATES Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups
2 : Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n = 1, 2)
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Type Occurrence of Uedaite-(Ce)

Type Locality:Marutoku Quarry, Shodoshima (Shodo Island), Inland Sea (Setonaikai), Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Place of Conservation of Type Material:National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan catalog number NSM-M28864

Physical Properties of Uedaite-(Ce)

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent, Translucent
Colour:black to dark brown
Streak:grey
Hardness (Mohs):5 - 6
Hardness Data:Measured
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:Poor/Indistinct
poor on {001}
Fracture:Irregular/Uneven
Density (calculated):4.19 g/cm3
Comment:density unable to be measured because of intergrowth with other minerals

Crystallography of Uedaite-(Ce)

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:P21/m {P1 1 21/m} {P21/m} {P1 21/m 1}
Cell Parameters:a = 8.939(8) Å, b = 5.742(4) Å, c = 10.187(8) Å
β = 115.10(6)°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.557 : 1 : 1.774
Unit Cell Volume:V 473.5 ų
Z:2
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
9.23 (24)
8.03 (26)
3.53 (54)
2.92 (100)
2.87 (23)
2.71 (43)
2.62 (39)

Optical Data of Uedaite-(Ce)

Type:Biaxial (-)
Comments:Brown to yellow. Y = b.

Chemical Properties of Uedaite-(Ce)

Formula:
Mn
2+
 
CeAl
 
2
Fe
2+
 
[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
Essential elements:Al, Ce, Fe, H, Mn, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Al, Ce, Fe, H, Mn, O, Si

Relationship of Uedaite-(Ce) to other Species

Member of Group:
Epidote Group:
{A
 
2
}{M
 
3
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
Common Associates:
ZirconThoriteMonazite-(Ce)Bastnäsite-(Ce)Allanite-(Ce)
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
9.BG.05Allanite-(Ce)
{CaCe}{Al
 
2
Fe
2+
 
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Allanite-(La)
{CaLa}{Al
 
2
Fe
2+
 
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Allanite-(Y)
{CaY}{Al
 
2
Fe
2+
 
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Clinozoisite
{Ca
 
2
}{Al
 
3
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Dissakisite-(Ce)
{CaCe}{Al
 
2
Mg}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Dollaseite-(Ce)
{CaCe}{MgAlMg}[F|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Epidote
{Ca
 
2
}{Al
 
2
Fe
3+
 
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Epidote-(Pb)
{CaPb}{Al
 
3
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Khristovite-(Ce)
{CaCe}{MgAlMn
2+
 
}[F|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Mukhinite
{Ca
 
2
}{Al
 
2
V
3+
 
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Piemontite
{Ca
 
2
}{Al
 
2
Mn
3+
 
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Piemontite-(Sr)
{CaSr}{Al
 
2
Mn
3+
 
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Manganiandrosite-(La)
{LaMn
2+
 
}{Mn
3+
 
AlMn
2+
 
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Tawmawite
Ca
 
2
(Al,Fe
3+
 
,Cr)
 
3
[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Manganipiemontite-(Sr)
{CaSr}{Mn
3+
 
AlMn
3+
 
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Ferriallanite-(Ce)
{CaCe}{Fe
3+
 
AlFe
2+
 
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Clinozoisite-(Sr)
CaSrAl
 
3
(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)(SiO
 
4
)O(OH)
9.BG.05Ferriepidote
9.BG.05Manganiandrosite-(Ce)
(Mn
2+
 
,Ca)(Ce,REE)Mn
3+
 
AlMn
2+
 
(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)(SiO
 
4
)O(OH)
9.BG.05Dissakisite-(La)
{CaLa}{Al
 
2
Mg}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Vanadoandrosite-(Ce)
{Mn
2+
 
Ce}{V
3+
 
AlMn
2+
 
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.05Androsite-(La)
9.BG.05Epidote-(Sr)
CaSrAl
 
2
Fe
3+
 
(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)(SiO
 
4
)O(OH)
9.BG.10Zoisite
{Ca
 
2
}{Al
 
3
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.15Macfallite
Ca
 
2
(Mn
3+
 
,Al)
 
3
[(OH)
 
3
|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.15Sursassite
Mn
 
2
Al
 
3
[(OH)
 
3
|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.20Julgoldite-(Fe2+)
Ca
 
2
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)(Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
] · H
 
2
O
9.BG.20Okhotskite
Ca
 
8
(Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
4
(Mn
3+
 
,Al,Fe)
 
8
Si
 
12
O
 
56-n
(OH)
 
n
9.BG.20Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)
Ca
 
2
Fe
2+
 
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
] · H
 
2
O
9.BG.20Pumpellyite-(Fe3+)
Ca
 
2
(Fe
3+
 
,Mg,Fe
2+
 
)(Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
[(OH,O)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
] · H
 
2
O
9.BG.20Pumpellyite-(Mg)
Ca
 
2
MgAl
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
] · H
 
2
O
9.BG.20Pumpellyite-(Mn2+)
Ca
 
2
(Mn
2+
 
,Mg)(Al,Mn
3+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
] · H
 
2
O
9.BG.20Shuiskite
Ca
 
2
(Mg,Al)(Cr,Al)
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
] · 2H
 
2
O
9.BG.20Julgoldite-(Fe3+)
Ca
 
2
(Fe
3+
 
,Mg)(Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
2
[(OH,O)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
] · H
 
2
O
9.BG.20Pumpellyite-(Al)
Ca
 
2
(Al,Fe
2+
 
,Mg)Al
 
2
[(OH,O)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
] · H
 
2
O
9.BG.20Poppiite
Ca
 
2
(V
3+
 
,Fe
3+
 
,Mg)(V
3+
 
,Al)
 
2
[(OH,O)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
] · H
 
2
O
9.BG.20Julgoldite-(Mg)
Ca
 
2
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)(Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
] · H
 
2
O
9.BG.25Ganomalite
Pb
 
9
Ca
 
5
Mn[O|SiO
 
4
|(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)
 
4
]
9.BG.30Rustumite
Ca
 
10
(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)
 
2
(SiO
 
4
)Cl
 
2
(OH)
 
2
9.BG.35Vesuvianite
Ca
 
10
(Mg,Fe)
 
2
Al
 
4
Si
 
9
O
 
34
(OH)
 
4
9.BG.35Wiluite
Ca
 
19
(Al,Mg,Fe,Ti)
 
13
(B,Al,[ ])
 
5
Si
 
18
O
 
68
(O,OH)
 
10
9.BG.35Manganvesuvianite
Ca
 
19
Mn(Al,Mn,Fe)
 
19
(Mg,Mn)
 
2
Si
 
18
O
 
69
(OH)
 
9
9.BG.35Fluorvesuvianite
Ca
 
19
(Al,Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
13
[(F,OH,O)
 
10
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
10
|(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)
 
4
]
9.BG.40Vyuntspakhkite-(Y)
Y
 
4
Al
 
3
Si
 
5
O
 
18
(OH)
 
5
9.BG.45Dellaite
Ca
 
6
(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)(SiO
 
4
)(OH)
 
2
9.BG.50Gatelite-(Ce)
CaCe
 
3
Al
 
2
(Al,Mg)(Mg,Fe
2+
 
,Al)[(O,F)|(OH,O)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
3
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
9.BG.55Västmanlandite-(Ce)
Ca(Ce,La)
 
3
Al
 
2
Mg
 
2
 [F|(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
3
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]

Other Names for Uedaite-(Ce)

Synonyms:
IMA2006-022
Other Languages:
German:Uedait-(Ce)
Japanese:上田石

Other Information

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References for Uedaite-(Ce)

Reference List:Smol'yaninova, V.N., Borisovskii, S.E. (1988) Manganorthite in manganese ores of Gornyi Altai, - Izvestiya AN SSSR, seriya geologicheskaya, N, p. (in Russian)

R. Miyawaki: A Mn-analogue of allanite-(Ce) in granite from Japan. IMA General Meeting, Kobe, July 2006, poster 31-9, abstract # 90168.

Miyawaki, R., K.Yokoyama, S. Matsubara, Y. Tsutsumi & A. Goto (2008): Uedaite-(Ce), a new member of the epidote group with Mn at the A site, from Shodoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Eur. J. Mineralogy 20, 261-269.

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    Localities for Uedaite-(Ce)

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Kinki Region
        • Shiga Prefecture
    		Miyawaki, R., K.Yokoyama, S. Matsubara, Y. Tsutsumi & A. Goto (2008): Uedaite-(Ce), a new member of the epidote group with Mn at the A site, from Shodoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Eur. J. Mineralogy 20, 261-269.
      • Tohoku Region
        • Fukushima Prefecture
          • Ishikawa-gun
    		Miyawaki, R., K.Yokoyama, S. Matsubara, Y. Tsutsumi & A. Goto (2008): Uedaite-(Ce), a new member of the epidote group with Mn at the A site, from Shodoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Eur. J. Mineralogy 20, 261-269.
          • Kawamata
    		Gunnar Farber specimens
        • Miyagi Prefecture
    		Miyawaki, R., K.Yokoyama, S. Matsubara, Y. Tsutsumi & A. Goto (2008): Uedaite-(Ce), a new member of the epidote group with Mn at the A site, from Shodoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Eur. J. Mineralogy 20, 261-269.
    • Kagawa Prefecture
      • Inland Sea (Setonaikai)
        • Shodoshima (Shodo Island)
    		European J. Mineralogy 20, 261-209(2008)
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