Cerianite-(Ce)

Formula:  (Ce,Th)O2

Origin of name:  From composition

 

Crystal system:  Cubic

Crystal class:  4/m -3 2/m

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Colour:  Dark greenish amber, greenish yellow to buff

Diaphaneity:  Translucent

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Habit:  Crystals octahedral, minute

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Specific gravity:  7.23

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