Parisite from
East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project (East Kemptville Tin Mine), East Kemptville, Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
| Locality type: | Project | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | 'Parisite' (not an IMA approved species) | |
| Formula: | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 | |
| Comments: | Interesting brown-cream colored prismatic crystals with excellent cleavage are parisite, a cerium carbonate mineral. Actually, recent microprobe tests have shown that the central parts of the crystals are parisite and the rinds are a cerium phosphate. More identification work is being carried out. These crystals are generally about 5 mm or less, but have been found to about 1 cm. Rarely they will have a dusting of extremely tiny pyrites. Note the undulating growth along the prism and the fat midsection of the rear crystal. http://nsminerals.atspace.com/EastKemp.html | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Bertrandite | β1 photo of Parisite associated with Bertrandite at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Parisite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project (East Kemptville Tin Mine), East Kemptville, Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 42038 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:42038:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 9ee741a5-a72c-4953-904f-71608d7e4afd | |
| References | ||
East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project, East Kemptville, Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada