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Cerianite-(Ce) Mineral Data
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General Cerianite-(Ce) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ce++++,Th)O2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 195.09 gm |
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Cerium 53.86 % Ce 63.09 % Ce2O3 |
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Thorium 29.73 % Th 33.83 % ThO2 |
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Oxygen 16.40 % O |
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100.00 % 96.92 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ce0.75Th0.25O2 |
| Environment: |
Partially absorbed inclusions of wall-rock in a dikelike zone of carbonate rock cutting nepheline syenite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 |
| Locality: |
Sudbury, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for CERium in its composition, and by analogy to thorianite and uraninite. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 72155 |
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PDF 43-1002 |
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