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Aeschynite-(Ce)

aeschynite-(Ce)

Ce(TiNb)O6

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Overview

Aeschynite-(Ce) (or Aschynite, Eschinite, Eschynite) is a rare earth mineral of cerium, calcium, iron, thorium, titanium, niobium, oxygen, and hydrogen with chemical formula (Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6. Its name comes from the Greek word αισχύνη ("aeschyne") for "shame" because early chemists had difficulty with separations of titanium from zirconium. The "-(Ce)" means it has more cerium than the yttrium variety aeschynite-(Y). Its Mohs scale rating is 5–6.

Scientific references

  1. Aeschynite-(Ce) — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q947884 Link
  2. Aeschynite-(Ce) — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschynite-(Ce) Link