How do I identify Abenakiite-(ce)?

Abenakiite-(ce) can be identified by its hardness of 4 - 5 on the Mohs scale, Pale brown color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Abenakiite-(ce)?

Abenakiite-(ce) typically appears in Pale brown. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Abenakiite-(ce)?

Abenakiite-(ce) has a hardness of 4 - 5 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

Abenakiite-(ce)

Abenakiite-(Ce)

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What is Abenakiite-(ce)?

Abenakiite-(Ce) (IMA1991-054) is a mineral of sodium, cerium, neodymium, lanthanum, praseodymium, thorium, samarium, oxygen, sulfur, carbon, phosphorus, and silicon with a chemical formula Na26Ce6(SiO3)6(PO4)6(CO3)6(SO2)O. The silicate groups may be given as the cyclic Si6O18 grouping. The mineral is named after the Abenaki, an Algonquian Indian tribe of New England. Its Mohs scale rating is 4 to 5.

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Key Characteristics

Formation of Abenakiite-(ce)

Abenakiite-(Ce) was discovered in a sodalite syenite xenolith at Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada, together with aegirine, eudialyte, manganoneptunite, polylithionite, serandite, and steenstrupine-(Ce).

Composition of Abenakiite-(ce)

In the crystal structure, described as a hexagonal net, of abenakiite-(Ce) there are: chains of NaO7 polyhedra, connected with PO4 groups columns with six-membered rings of NaO7, and NaO7-REEO6, and SiO4 polyhedra (REE - rare earth elements) CO3 groups, NaO6 octahedra, and disordered SO2 ligands within the columns