SYNCHYSITE-(CE)


Meaning of SYNCHYSITE-(CE) in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

CaCe(CO3)2F

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 319.21 gm)

Calcium 12.56 % Ca

Cerium 43.89 % Ce

Carbon 7.53 % C

Oxygen 30.07 % O

Fluorine 5.95 % F

Empirical Formula:

CaCe(CO3)2F

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1987

Locality:

Narssarssuk, Julianehaab district, Greenland.

Name Origin:

Named for "confounding" having been mistaken for parisite and for the Ce end-member of the series.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[0001] Indistinct

Color:

brown, gray, grayish yellow, or orange.

Density:

3.902 - 4.15, Average = 4.02

Diaphaniety:

Translucent

Habits:

Pseudo Rhombohedral - Crystals show a rhombohedral outline., ,

Hardness:

4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous - Greasy

Streak:

white

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