| Name: | Cerite-(Ce) |
| IMA Chemistry: | (Ce,La,Ca)9(Mg,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Cerite-(Ce) contains elements: Cerium (Ce) Lanthanum (La) Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Iron (Fe) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Sweden |
| Year First Published: | 1804 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Hisinger W, Berzelius J J (1804) Cerium ein neues metal aus einer schwedischen Steinart, Bastnäs Tungestein genannt, Neues Allgemeines Journal der Chemie 2, 397-418 Name changed from cerite: 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 Chemical formula revised: Pakhomovsky Y A, Men’shikov Y P, Yakovenchuk V N, Ivanyuk G Y, Krivovichev S V, Burns P C (2002) Cerite-(La), (La,Ce,Ca)9(Fe,Ca,Mg)(SiO4)3[SiO3(OH)]4(OH)3, a new mineral species from the Khibina alkaline massif: Occurrence and crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist 40, 1177-1184 |
| Structural Group Name: | Whitlockite |
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| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2500 Million Years Ago |
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