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Name: Ferricerite-(LaCa)
Fecrt-La
IMA Chemistry: (La6Ca3)[box]Fe3+(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Ferricerite-(LaCa) contains elements:
Lanthanum (La)
Calcium (Ca)
Iron (Fe)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Russia
Year First Published: 2001
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: 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 Name changed from cerite-(La) to ferricerite-(La) and formula changed from (La,Ce,Ca)_9_(Fe,Ca,Mg)(SiO_4_)_3_[SiO_3_(OH)]_4_(OH)_3_: Atencio D, de Almeida Azzi A (2020) Cerite: a new supergroup of minerals and cerite-(La) renamed ferricerite-(La). Mineralogical Magazine 84, 928-931 Named changed from ferricerite-(La) and formula changed from (La,Ce,Ca)_9_Fe^3+^(SiO_4_)_3_(SiO_3_OH)_4_(OH)_3_: Atencio D, Azzi A A, Qu K, Miyawaki R, Bosi F, Momma K (2023) Changes to the cerite group nomenclature. European Journal of Mineralogy 35, 1027-1030
Structural Group Name: Cerite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems:
Oldest Known Age: 413.6 Million Years Ago
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