Kukharenkoite-(Ce)

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).[1][2]

The similar zhonghuacerite, a cerium containing mineral from China, is considered to be either kukharenkoite-(Ce) or huanghoite-(Ce) rather than a valid mineral.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.mindat.org/min-7146.html Mindat with location data
  2. ↑ http://webmineral.com/data/Kukharenkoite-(Ce).shtml Webmineral data
  3. ↑ http://www.mindat.org/min-4401.html Mindat - Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)