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Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)

Carbonate mineral

Kukharenkoite-(Ce) is a barium cerium fluoride carbonate mineral, formula Ba2CeF(CO3)3. It was identified from samples found in the Mont-Saint-Hilaire, and the Khibiny Massif , Russia Alexander A. Kukharenko

The similar zhonghuacerite, a cerium containing mineral from China , is considered to be either kukharenkoite-(Ce) or huanghoite-(Ce)

Identification

Crystal ( diaphaneity )

Monoclinic