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Name: Clinofergusonite-(Ce)
Fgs-Ce-β
IMA Chemistry: CeNbO4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Clinofergusonite-(Ce) contains elements:
Cerium (Ce)
Niobium (Nb)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: China
Year First Published: 1973
IMA Status: Approved,Renamed
Status Notes: Originally named brocenite: Kuo C T, Wang I H, Wang H C, Wang C K, Hou H C (1973) Studies on minerals of the fergusonite group, Geochimica 2, 86-92 Name changed from brocenite to Fergusonite-(Ce)-β: Fleischer M, Chao G Y, Kato A (1975) New mineral names, American Mineralogist 60, 485-489 Name changed from Fergusonite-(Ce)-β: Hatert F, Mills S J, Pasero M, Miyawaki R, Bosi F (2023) CNMNC guidelines for the nomenclature of polymorphs and polysomes. Mineralogical Magazine 87, 225-232
Structural Group Name:  
Fleischer's Group Name: fergusonite
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 566 Million Years Ago
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