Name: | Synchysite-(Ce) Syn-Ce |
IMA Chemistry: | CaCe(CO3)2F |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Synchysite-(Ce) contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Cerium (Ce) Carbon (C) Oxygen (O) Fluorine (F) |
Country of Type Locality: | Denmark (Greenland) |
Year First Published: | 1901 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
Status Notes: | Mineral is described, compared to parisite, but not named: Flink G (1901) Part I. On the minerals from Narsarsuk on the Firth of Tunugdliarfik in Southern Greenland. Parisite, Meddelelser om Grønland 24, 29-42 Flink G (1901) Ueber den Synchysit, Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of Upsala 5, 81-87 Name changed from synchysite: Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist 72, 1031-1042 |
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Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2100 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 4.5 |
Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
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