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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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