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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