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Cerite Group

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Aluminocerite-(CeCa)

Bricco Volti - Monte Ortieul quarrying area, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Cerite-(CeCa)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Cerite-(CeCa), etc.

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden

Aluminocerite-(CeCa)

Bricco Volti - Monte Ortieul quarrying area, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Cerite-(CeCa)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Cerite-(CeCa), etc.

Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden

Aluminocerite-(CeCa)

Bricco Volti - Monte Ortieul quarrying area, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Cerite-(CeCa)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

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About Cerite GroupHide

Member of:

Cerite Supergroup

This page provides mineralogical data about Cerite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

39939

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:39939:9

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61b682c9-5e98-41d1-a2b0-3614135ddbbb

IMA Classification of Cerite GroupHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0000921	Cerite-(CeCa)	Moore P B, Shen J (1983) Cerite, RE9(Fe3+,Mg)(SiO4)6(SiO3OH)(OH)3: Its crystal structure and relation to whitlockite It is likely that the structure was refined wrong to begin with. American Mineralogist 68 996-1003		1983		0	293
0004896	Aluminocerite-(CeCa)	Nestola F, Guastoni A, Camara F, Secco L, Dal Negro A, Pedron D, Beran A (2009) Aluminocerite-Ce: A new species from Baveno, Italy: Descriptions and crystal-structure determination American Mineralogist 94 487-493		2009	Ratti quarry, Baveno, Italy	0	293

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;
 Cerite, RE9(Fe3+,Mg)(SiO4)6(SiO3OH)(OH)3: Its crystal structure and
 relation to whitlockite
 Note: Thermal parameters have been changed to match symmetry constraints,
 It is likely that the structure was refined wrong to begin with.
;
_database_code_amcsd 0000921
_chemical_formula_sum 'Ce8.127 Si6.862 Mg Ca.169 O30.899 H3.899'
_cell_length_a 10.779
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Ce1   0.25520   0.13180   0.06830   0.94000
Ce2   0.14350   0.26210   0.43290   0.89000
Ce3   0.25920   0.13570   0.17620   0.87900
Si1   0.31640   0.14710   0.36410   1.00000
Si2   0.14990   0.32550   0.13760   1.00000
Sic   0.00000   0.00000   0.25240   0.86200
Mg   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   1.00000
Cax   0.00000   0.00000   0.34440   0.16900
O1   0.26530   0.09070   0.32320   1.00000
O2   0.27640   0.00340   0.38710   1.00000
O3   0.25780   0.24780   0.37960   1.00000
O4   0.08570   0.17850   0.03340   1.00000
O5   0.24150   0.26450   0.11770   1.00000
O6  -0.01400   0.26400   0.12360   1.00000
O7   0.16820   0.07430   0.46550   1.00000
O8   0.13960   0.28240   0.17880   1.00000
O9   0.16020   0.03920   0.23980   1.00000
O-H1   0.00000   0.00000   0.29670   0.86600
O-H1a   0.00000   0.00000   0.06380   0.09700
O-H1   0.00000   0.00000   0.09000   1.00000
O-H3   0.00000   0.00000   0.16330   0.93600
O-H2   0.00000   0.00000   0.40900   1.00000
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Ce1 0.01200 0.01100 0.00980 -0.00020 0.00170 0.00720
Ce2 0.01110 0.02940 0.01580 0.01270 0.00520 0.01250
Ce3 0.01600 0.01460 0.01120 -0.00410 -0.00370 0.01070
Si1 0.00830 0.01250 0.01280 0.00010 0.00040 0.00710
Si2 0.00930 0.01200 0.01150 0.00010 -0.00050 0.00030
Sic 0.01330 0.01330 0.00610 0.00665 0.00000 0.00000
Mg 0.01380 0.01380 0.01080 0.00690 0.00000 0.00000
Cax 0.02510 0.02510 0.03290 0.01255 0.00000 0.00000
O1 0.03250 0.04930 0.02470 -0.01580 -0.01270 0.02540
O2 0.00910 0.01170 0.01840 -0.00110 0.00130 0.00380
O3 0.02390 0.02280 0.02200 0.00170 0.00450 0.02270
O4 0.01210 0.01000 0.02440 -0.00470 0.00430 0.00440
O5 0.01510 0.01750 0.01150 -0.00700 -0.00250 0.00410
O6 0.01400 0.01970 0.01100 0.00100 -0.00260 0.00570
O7 0.00500 0.00640 0.03620 0.00090 -0.00480 0.00150
O8 0.01280 0.01760 0.00410 0.00030 0.00290 0.00790
O9 0.01500 0.03700 0.01920 -0.00390 -0.00350 0.01290
O-H1 0.03110 0.03110 0.01480 0.01555 0.00000 0.00000
O-H1a 0.02240 0.02240 0.00800 0.01120 0.00000 0.00000
O-H1 0.00590 0.00590 0.02900 0.00295 0.00000 0.00000
O-H3 0.01120 0.01120 0.02100 0.00560 0.00000 0.00000
O-H2 0.02750 0.02750 0.02080 0.01375 0.00000 0.00000

Relationship of Cerite Group to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Cerite Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Karwowskiite	Ca₉Mg(Fe²⁺_0.5◻_0.5)(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
Merrillite Group
Nipeiite-(Ce)	Ce₉Fe³⁺(SiO₄)₆[SiO₃(OH)](OH)₃	Trig. 3m : R3c

Group Members:

Cerite Subgroup
Aluminocerite-(CeCa)	(Ce₆Ca₃)◻Al(SiO₄)₃[SiO₃(OH)]₄(OH)₃	Trig. 3m : R3c
Cerite-(CeCa)	(Ce₇Ca₂)◻Mg(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	Trig. 3m : R3c
Ferricerite-(LaCa)	(La₆Ca₃)◻Fe³⁺(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	Trig. 3m : R3c
Taipingite Subgroup
Aluminotaipingite-(CeCa)	(Ce₆Ca₃)◻Al(SiO₄)₃[SiO₃(OH)]₄F₃	Trig. 3m : R3c
Taipingite-(CeCa)	(Ce₇Ca₂)◻Mg(SiO₄)₃[SiO₃(OH)]₄F₃	Trig. 3m : R3c

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Angola
Namibe Province Virei ⓘ Virulundo	[Cerite-(CeCa)] L. Torró et al. (2012)

Australia
South Australia Flinders Ranges North Flinders Ranges Mt Babbage area (Inlier) ⓘ Yerila gneissic complex	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Wulser PA et al. U-Th-REE mobility in ...

Brazil
Minas Gerais ⓘ Poços de Caldas alkaline complex	[Ferricerite-(LaCa)] Azzi (2019)

Burundi
Bujumbura Rural Province ⓘ Gakara Project	[Cerite-(CeCa)]

Canada
Ontario Timiskaming District Cobalt-Gowganda region Gowganda area Nicol Township ⓘ Siscoe Mine (Miller Lake O'Brien Mine; O'Brien Mine)	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Petruk (1971)
Québec Montérégie La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM Mont Saint-Hilaire ⓘ Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH)	[Cerite-(CeCa)] 166-175. +2 other references
Outaouais ⓘ Papineau RCM	[Cerite-(CeCa)] rruff.geo.arizona.edu (n.d.)
Val-des-Bois ⓘ Villeneuve mine	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Buckingham - Mont-Laurier - Grenville +1 other reference
Pontiac RCM Otter Lake ⓘ Yates Mine	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Hull to Waltham +2 other references

China
Henan Nanyang Xixia County ⓘ Taiping town deposit (Taipingzhen deposit)	[Taipingite-(CeCa)] Qu K. +2 other references
Inner Mongolia Baotou City (Baotou Prefecture) Bayan Obo mining district Bayan Obo Bayan Obo deposit ⓘ East Mine	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Liu

Egypt
Aswan Governorate ⓘ El-Sibai shear zone	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Mohamed (2013)

Finland
Lapland Sodankylä ⓘ Haipanrova	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Thair et al. (2012)

Germany
Baden-Württemberg Freiburg Region Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Bötzingen ⓘ Fohberg Quarry (Hauri Quarry) ?	Uwe Kolitsch (SXRD- and EDS-analysis on material collected by Bernd Gassmann, to be published)
Saxony Mittelsachsen Bobritzsch-Hilbersdorf ⓘ Niederbobritzsch	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Canadian Mineralogist: 38: 67-80.

Hungary
Baranya County Pécs District Hosszúhetény ⓘ Köves Hill	[Cerite-(CeCa)] collector: Csaba Papp
ⓘ Phonolite quarry	[Cerite-(CeCa)] www.geomania.hu +1 other reference

Italy
Piedmont Cuneo Province Bagnolo Piemonte ⓘ Montoso Quarries	[Aluminocerite-(CeCa)] G. Blass EDX + PXRD (M.E. Ciriotti 30.06.2010) +1 other reference
ⓘ Bricco Volti - Monte Ortieul quarrying area	[Aluminocerite-(CeCa)] G. Blaß EDX + PXRD (M.E. Ciriotti 30.06.2010) +1 other reference
ⓘ Casette Quarry	[Aluminotaipingite-(CeCa)] Campostrini et al. (2023)
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province Baveno Feriolo ⓘ Scala dei Ratti Quarry (Ratti Quarry; Scala Quarry)	[Aluminocerite-(CeCa)] Nestola et al. (2009)
Oltrefiume Mount Camoscio ⓘ Seula mine	[Aluminocerite-(CeCa)] Nestola et al. (2009)

Madagascar
Diana Ambanja Antsirabe ⓘ Ambohimirahavavy Alkaline Complex	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Guillaume Estrade (2014)
ⓘ Ampasibitika	[Ferricerite-(LaCa)] G. Estrade/University of Toulouse ...

Mongolia
Khovd Province Myangad District ⓘ Khaldzan Buragtag massif	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) +2 other references
ⓘ Tsakhirin Khuduk Y-Zr-Nb deposit	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) +1 other reference

Namibia
Khomas Region Windhoek Rural Aris ⓘ Aris Quarries	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Paula Piilonen

Norway
Nordland Hamarøy Drag ⓘ Treldebakkgruva	[Aluminocerite-(CeCa)] Husdal (2023)
ⓘ Lagmannsvik	[Aluminocerite-(CeCa)] Raade et al. (1990) +1 other reference
Telemark Porsgrunn Auenlandet Sagåsen ⓘ Saga 1 Quarry	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Andersen et al. (1996)
ⓘ Saga 2 Quarry	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Knut Eldjarn Collection
ⓘ Sagåsen Quarry	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Larsen et al. (2010)
Bjørkedalen ⓘ Kjølsrød	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Knut Eldjarn Collection

Portugal
Azores São Miguel ⓘ Água de Pau Volcano	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Samples collected by Luigi Chiappino ... +1 other reference

Romania
Harghita County ⓘ Ditrău Complex	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Hirtopanu Paulina et al. (2013)
ⓘ Jolotca (Orotva)	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Szakáll et al. (2010)
Joseni ⓘ Belcina Creek (Belcina)	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Szakáll et al. (2010)

Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast Kyshtym ⓘ Mochalin Log	[Cerite-(CeCa)] N.P. Yushkin e.a. Introduction in ... +2 other references
Irkutsk Oblast Vitim Plateau Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area (Chara Basin) Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence ⓘ Ust'-Biraya	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Konev et al. (2005)
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ Afrikanda complex	[Aluminocerite-(CeCa)] Chakhmouradian et al. (2002)
Khibiny Massif ⓘ Yukspor Mt	[Ferricerite-(LaCa)] Pakhomovsky et al. (2002)
ⓘ Hackman Valley	[Ferricerite-(LaCa)] Pekov I.V. (2007)
Lovozersky District Suoluai River Valley Kuamdespakhk Mt ⓘ Pegmatite No. 54	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Semenov E.I. (1972)
Tuva Sangilen Upland ⓘ Ulanerginskii massif	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Kapustin Yu.L. (1989)

South Africa
North West Bojanala Platinum District Municipality Madibeng Local Municipality Brits ⓘ Slipfontein	[Aluminocerite-(CeCa)] Atanasova et al. (2016)
Moses Kotane Local Municipality Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex ⓘ Pilanesberg Mountain	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Cairncross et al. (1995)

Sweden
Dalarna County Avesta ⓘ Möklinta ore field	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Jansson (2001)
Knutsbo mines ⓘ Hag mine	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Jansson (2001)
Örebro County Nora Rödberg Mines ⓘ Rödbergsgruvan	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Holtstam et al. (2007)
Örebro ⓘ Högfors	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Jonsson +3 other references
Västmanland County Norberg Getback ore field ⓘ Ås mine	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Jansson (2001)
ⓘ Johanna mine	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Holtstam et al. (2007)
ⓘ Malmkärra Mine	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Collection of Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet i Stockholm (The Natural History Museum) +1 other reference
Röberg ore field ⓘ Östanmossa mine ?	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Peacor et al. (1988)
ⓘ Smörberg ore field	[Cerite-(CeCa)]
ⓘ Södra Hackspikgruvan	[Cerite-(CeCa)]
Skinnskatteberg Riddarhyttan ⓘ Bastnäs Mines	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Hisinger et al. (1804) +1 other reference
ⓘ Nya Bastnäs deposit	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Holtstam et al. (2017)
ⓘ St Görans Mine	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Cronstedt (1751) +1 other reference
ⓘ Storgruvan	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Jonsson

Turkey
Isparta Province Gölcük District ⓘ Gölcük Maar Crater	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Lefevre et al. (1983) +4 other references

USA
California San Bernardino County Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range) Mountain Pass District Mountain Pass ⓘ Mountain Pass Mine	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 222 +5 other references
Colorado Boulder County Jamestown Mining District Jamestown ⓘ ~~"Cerite" occurrences ("Rusty Gold" locality)~~	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Pavel Kartashov (unpubl. analyses) +2 other references
ⓘ Rusty Gold Mine (Copper Blush occurrence)	[Cerite-(CeCa)] USGS Prof. Paper 227 +1 other reference
ⓘ Unknown Feldspar - Quartz Occurrence	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Eckel et al. (1997)
ⓘ Unknown Feldspar - Quartz Occurrence (MRDS - 10165727)	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Eckel et al. (1997)
ⓘ Unknown Quartz - Feldspar Occurrence (MRDS - 10238892)	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Eckel et al. (1997)
Gunnison County White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District) ⓘ Iron Hill deposit	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Eckel et al. (1997)
Jefferson County South Platte Pegmatite Mining District ⓘ White Cloud pegmatite ?	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Eckel et al. (1997)
Connecticut Middlesex County ⓘ East Hampton (Chatham) ?	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Januzzi et al. (1976)
New York Saratoga County Edinburg Township Batchellerville ⓘ Gordon Creek locality	[Cerite-(CeCa)] Jensen (1978)

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