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Cerianite-(Ce)

Formula:
(Ce
4+
 
,Th)O
 
2
System:IsometricColour:Dark green-amber
This page provides mineralogical data about Cerianite-(Ce).

Classification of Cerianite-(Ce)

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/D.31-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.DL.05

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
L : With large (+- medium-sized) cations; fluorite-type structures
Dana 8th edition ID:4.4.12.1

4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
4 : AX2
Hey's CIM Ref.:7.7.2

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
7 : Oxides of Group III metals other than Al
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Type Occurrence of Cerianite-(Ce)

Type Locality:Firetown area, Nemegos, Lackner Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
General Appearance of Type Material:Octahedrons
Geological Setting of type material:Carbonatite/nepheline syenite

Physical Properties of Cerianite-(Ce)

Colour:Dark green-amber

Crystallography of Cerianite-(Ce)

Crystal System:Isometric
Class (H-M):m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:Fm3m {F4/m 3 2/m}
Cell Parameters:a = 5.42(1) Å
Unit Cell Volume:V 159.22 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:Octahedrons
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
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Radiation - Copper Kα
Data Set:
Horizontal Axis: ° to ° Vertical Axis: % Source Data: Filtered Data: Peaks:
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.

Chemical Properties of Cerianite-(Ce)

Formula:
(Ce
4+
 
,Th)O
 
2
Essential elements:Ce, O
All elements listed in formula:Ce, O, Th

Relationship of Cerianite-(Ce) to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
4.DL.05Thorianite
ThO
 
2
4.DL.05Uraninite
UO
 
2
4.DL.05Zirkelite
(Ti,Ca,Zr)O
 
2-x
4.DL.10Calzirtite
CaZr
 
3
TiO
 
9
4.DL.10Tazheranite
(Zr,Ti,Ca)O
 
2
4.DL.10Hiärneite
(Ca,Mn,Na)
 
2
(Zr,Mn
3+
 
)
 
5
(Sb,Ti,Fe)
 
2
O
 
16
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
7.7.1Söhngeite
Ga(OH)
 
3
7.7.3Avicennite
Tl
 
2
O
 
3
7.7.4Dzhalindite
In(OH)
 
3

Other Names for Cerianite-(Ce)

Synonyms:
Cerianite
Other Languages:
German:Cerianit
Russian:Церианит-(Ce)
Spanish:Cerianita

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 Cerianite-(Ce)

Reference List:American Mineralogist: 40: 560-564.

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