| Name: | Melanocerite-(Ce) Mcrt-Ce |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ce5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,O) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Melanocerite-(Ce) contains elements: Cerium (Ce) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Boron (B) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Norway |
| Year First Published: | 1887 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Questionable mineral species |
| Status Notes: | Brögger W C (1887) Forelöbig meddelelse om mineralerne på de sydnorske augit- og nefelinsyeniters grovkornige gange. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 9, 247-274 Name changed from melanocerite: 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 Mineral is equal to tritomite-(Ce), so the name of melanocerite-(Ce) is discredited: Pasero M, Kampf A R, Ferraris C, Pekov I V, Rakovan J R, White T J (2010) Nomenclature of the apatite supergroup minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy 22, 163-179 |
| Structural Group Name: | Apatite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | tritomite |
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| Oldest Known Age: | 390 Million Years Ago |
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