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Synchysite-(Ce)

Carbonate mineral

Summary

Carbonate mineral

FieldValue
nameSynchysite-(Ce)
imageSynchysite-(Ce)-189497.jpg
captionSynchysite-(Ce) from Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire
formula
IMAsymbolSyn-Ce
strunz5.BD.20c
dana16a.1.3.1
systemMonoclinic
classPrismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)
symmetryC2/c
tenacityBrittle
mohs4.5
lusterVitreous
diaphaneityTranslucent
pleochroismWeak
references

(same H-M symbol) | length fast/slow = Synchysite-(Ce) is a carbonate mineral and an end member of the synchysite group. The general chemical formula is .

Discovery and naming

Synchysite-(Ce) was discovered in 1900 by Gustaf Flink. The name is derived from the Greek "σύγχΰσις", meaning "confounding", a reference to the possibility to confuse the mineral with Parisite-(Ce).

Occurrences

Synchysite-(Ce) is found in rare-earth element bearing pegmatites. It can also occur as a hydrothermal mineral in granite, alkalic syenite and carbonatite.

References

References

  1. Warr, L.N.. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine.
  2. "Synchysite-(Ce)".
  3. Flink, Gustaf. (1900). "Ueber den Synchysit". Bull. Geol. Inst. Univ. Upsala.
  4. "Synchysite-(Ce) Mineral Data".
  5. "Synchysite-(Ce)". handbookofmineralogy.
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