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Mindat Short Description

The Ce analogue of uraninite and thorianite. The most simple Ce mineral known. Cerianite generally forms as an oxidation product of Ce3+-bearing minerals. Formation under hydrothermal oxidative conditions is rare.

One of three currently recognized m...

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Graham A R (1955) Cerianite CeO₂: a new rare-earth oxide mineral, American Mineralogist 40, 560-564 Name changed from cerianite: Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist 72, 1031-1042

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

CeO₂

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

CeO₂

Additional References

• http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/cerianitece.pdf

• http://www.webmineral.com/data/Cerianite-%28Ce%29.shtml