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Daqingshanite-(Ce)
General
CategoryMineral
Strunz classification5.BF.15[1]
Dana classification17.1.10.1[1]
Crystal systemTrigonal[1]
Unit cella = 10.058–10.073
c = 9.225–9.234
Z = 3
Identification
ColorPale yellow to nearly white; colorless in thin section
TwinningComplex polysynthetic twinning (sometimes)
CleavagePerfect on {1011}
FractureConchoidal
Mohs scale hardness4.5[1]
LusterVitreous, greasy
StreakWhite
DiaphaneitySemitransparent
Optical propertiesUniaxial (–)
Refractive indexnω = 1.708, nε = 1.609
Birefringenceδ = 0.099[1]
References[2]

Daqingshanite-(Ce) is a mineral with formula

Description

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Daqingshanite-(Ce) is pale yellow to nearly white, and in thin section is colorless.[2]


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Occurrence

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History

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Daqingshanite-(Ce)". Mindat. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Anthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; Nichols, Monte C. (eds.). "Daqingshanite-(Ce)" (PDF). Handbook of Mineralogy. Chantilly, VA: Mineralogical Society of America.
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