Niobo-aeschynite

Formula: (Ce,Ca,Th)(Nd,Ti)2(O,OH)6

Origin of name: from niobium and aeschynite

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: unknown

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Comments: two distinct species with extensions -(Ce) and -(Nd) indicating the predominant rare earth cation in the formula, series with aeschynite

 

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