Kukharenkoite-(Ce)
Appearance
Kukharenkoite-(Ce) | |
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![]() Kukharenkoite-(Ce) from Demix-Varennes quarry, Montérégie, Québec | |
General | |
Category | Carbonate minerals |
Formula (repeating unit) | Ba2CeF(CO3)3 |
Strunz classification | 5.BD.10 |
Crystal system | Monoclinic |
Crystal class | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
Space group | P21/m |
Identification | |
References | [1][2][3] |
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).[2][3]
The similar zhonghuacerite, a cerium containing mineral from China, is considered to be either kukharenkoite-(Ce) or huanghoite-(Ce) rather than a valid mineral.[4]