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Name: Dollaseite-(Ce)
Dls-Ce
IMA Chemistry: CaCe(Mg2Al)[Si2O7][SiO4]F(OH)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Dollaseite-(Ce) contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Cerium (Ce)
Magnesium (Mg)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Fluorine (F)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Sweden
Year First Published: 1927
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Previously known as magnesium orthite: Geijer P (1927) Some mineral associations from the Norberg District. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning 20, 3-32. Peacor D R, Dunn P J (1988) Dollaseite-(Ce) (magnesium orthite redefined): structure refinement and implications for F + M2+ substitutions in epidote-group minerals, American Mineralogist 73, 838-842
Structural Group Name: Epidote, dollaseite
Fleischer's Group Name: epidote
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 1800 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 6.75
Diaphaneity: 2.0
Specific Gravity: 3.9
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