Kukharenkoite-(Ce)
Kukharenkoite-(Ce) from Demix-Varennes quarry, Montérégie, Québec
General
CategoryCarbonate minerals
Formula
(repeating unit)
Ba2CeF(CO3)3
IMA symbolKkk-Ce[1]
Strunz classification5.BD.10
Crystal systemMonoclinic
Crystal classPrismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)
Space groupP21/m
Identification
References[2][3][4]

Kukharenkoite-(Ce) is a barium cerium fluoride carbonate mineral, formula Ba2CeF(CO3)3. It was identified from samples found in the Mont-Saint-Hilaire alkaline intrusive complex, Quebec, and the Khibiny Massif, Kola peninsula, Russia. It was named for Russian mineralogist Alexander A. Kukharenko (1914–1993).[3][4]

The similar zhonghuacerite, a cerium containing mineral from China, is considered to be either kukharenkoite-(Ce) or huanghoite-(Ce) rather than a valid mineral.[5]

See also

References

  1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. Mineralienatlas
  3. 1 2 Mindat with location data
  4. 1 2 Webmineral data
  5. Mindat - Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)


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