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Daqingshanite-(Ce)
Daqingshanite-(Ce)
General
Category	Mineral
Strunz classification	5.BF.15
Dana classification	17.1.10.1
Crystal system	Trigonal
Unit cell	a = 10.058–10.073; c = 9.225–9.234; Z = 3
Identification
Color	Pale yellow to nearly white; colorless in thin section
Twinning	Complex polysynthetic twinning (sometimes)
Cleavage	Perfect on {1011}
Fracture	Conchoidal
Mohs scale hardness	4.5
Luster	Vitreous, greasy
Streak	White
Diaphaneity	Semitransparent
Optical properties	Uniaxial (–)
Refractive index	nω = 1.708, nε = 1.609
Birefringence	δ = 0.099
References

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Description

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

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Occurrence

History

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Daqingshanite-(Ce)". Mindat. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
^ ^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.

Bibliography

[mindat-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Daqingshanite-(Ce)". Mindat. Retrieved January 12, 2013.

[handbook-2] 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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