Davidite

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Davidite is a mineral which exists in two forms:

[edit] Davidite-(La)

La_0.7Ce_0.2Ca_0.1Y_0.75U_0.25Ti₁₅Fe³⁺₅O₃₈

Synonyms: ICSD: 100554 PDF: 42-576

Discovered at Radium Hill mine, South Australia.

[edit] Davidite-(Ce)

Ce_0.75La_0.25Y_0.75U_0.25Ti₁₅Fe³⁺₅O₃₈

Discovered Tuftane, Iveland, Norway.

Named for Edgeworth David (1858-1934), Australian geologist.

[edit] References

• Davidite-(La) at webmineral
• Davidite-(Ce) at webmineral