joaquinite-(Ce)
Sign in to saveJoaquinite-(Ce) is a rare silicate mineral with the chemical formula NaBa2Ce2Fe2+Ti2Si8O26(OH)·2H2O. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system with orthorhombic pseudomorphism and exhibits tabular crystals.
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.CE.25
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.CE.25
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- Joaquinite-(Ce)
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Jq-Ce
- chemical formula
- NaBa₂Ce₂FeTi₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂(OH,F)·H₂O
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Joaquinite-(Ce) is a rare silicate mineral with the chemical formula NaBa2Ce2Fe2+Ti2Si8O26(OH)·2H2O. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system with orthorhombic pseudomorphism and exhibits tabular crystals.
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