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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