Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) Mineral Data + Say HYDROXYLBASTNASITE-(CE)


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General Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) Information
Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Ce(CO3)(OH)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 217.13 gm
   Cerium    64.53 %  Ce   75.58 % Ce2O3
   Hydrogen   0.46 %  H     4.15 % H2O
   Carbon     5.53 %  C    20.27 % CO2
   Oxygen    29.47 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ce(CO3)(OH)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1964
Help on Locality: Locality: Unspecified Russian locality. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named as the hydroxyl analog of bastnasite-(Ce).
 

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Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:1.38035
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 7.23, c = 9.98, Z = 6; V = 451.79 Den(Calc)= 4.79
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Hexagonal - Ditrigonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6 m2) Space Group: P 62c
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.92(1), 2.09(0.9), 3.59(0.9),
 

Physical Properties of Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce)

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [1120] Imperfect
Help on Color: Color: Yellow, Dark brown, Colorless.
Help on Density: Density: 4.745
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent to Translucent
Help on Habit: Habit: Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.
Help on Habit: Habit: Reniform - "Kidney like" in shape (e.g.. hematite).
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4 - Fluorite
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous - Greasy
 

Optical Properties of Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce)

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.037 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.027 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1701,KPDmeas= 0.1718,KC= 0.1657
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Uniaxial (+), w=1.76, e=1.87, bire=0.1100.
 

Calculated Properties of Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce)

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=4.28 gm/cc
note: rHydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) =4.79 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00075
Boson Index = 0.99925
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEHydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) = 333.54 barns/electron
U=PEHydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) x relectron=1,427.43 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 61,499.14 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 10 cm box) 494.59 ±123.65 grams of pure Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) .

Estimated Radioactivity from Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) - weak
Specimen
Size
Weight/Volume
(Sphere) *		 Calculated
Activity
Bequerols
(Bq)		 Calculated
Activity
Curies (Ci)		 Estimated
Activity
GR(api)		 Estimated
Exposure
(mRem**)/hr
If Held in Hand
For One Hour
1000 gm / 7.36 cm 1,445,472 3.91E-05 61,499.14 20.22
100 gm / 3.42 cm 144,547 3.91E-06 6,149.91 2.02
10 gm / 1.59 cm 14,455 3.91E-07 614.99 0.20
1 gm / 7.36 mm 1,445 3.91E-08 61.50 0.02
0.1 gm / 3.42 mm 145 3.91E-09 6.15 0.00
0.01 gm / 1.59 mm 14 3.91E-10 0.61 0.00
0.001 gm / 0.74 mm 1 3.91E-11 0.06 0.00

Weight of pure Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 4.79 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Estimated Thorium Activity ( 3.23 % Th) From Sum REE Elements (64.53 % REE)
 

Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 16a.1.2.1 (16a)Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (16a.1)in the Bastnasite/Shynchysite/Parasite Groups
  (16a.1.2)Bastnasite Subgroup(Hydroxylbastnasite Series)
 
16a.1.2.1 Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) Ce(CO3)(OH) P 62c 6 m2
 
16a.1.2.2 Hydroxylbastnasite-(La) La(CO3)(OH) C 2221 2 2 2
 
16a.1.2.3 Hydroxylbastnasite-(Nd) Nd(CO3)(OH) P 62c 6 m2
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: V/C.07-50 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates
  V/C - Waterfree carbonates with unfamiliar anions
  V/C.07 - Bastnäsite-(Y) - Mineevite-(Y) series
 
V/C.07-10 Bastnasite-(Y) Y(CO3)F P 62c 6 m2
 
V/C.07-20 Bastnasite-(La) La(CO3)F P 62c 6 m2
 
V/C.07-30 Bastnasite-(Ce) Ce(CO3)F P 62c 6 m2
 
V/C.07-40 Hydroxylbastnasite-(La) La(CO3)(OH) C 2221 2 2 2
 
V/C.07-50 Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) Ce(CO3)(OH) P 62c 6 m2
 
V/C.07-60 Hydroxylbastnasite-(Nd) Nd(CO3)(OH) P 62c 6 m2
 
V/C.07-61 Kozoite-(Nd)! (Nd,La,Sm,Pr)(CO3)(OH) Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
V/C.07-62 Kozoite-(La)! La(CO3)(OH) Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
V/C.07-64 Horvathite-(Y)! NaY(CO3)F2 Pmcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
V/C.07-70 Parisite-(Ce) Ca(Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2 R 3 3
 
V/C.07-80 Parisite-(Nd) Ca(Nd,Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2 R 3 3
 
V/C.07-90 Rontgenite-(Ce) Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3 R 3 3
 
V/C.07-100 Synchysite-(Y) CaY(CO3)2F C 2/c 2/m
 
V/C.07-110 Synchysite-(Ce) CaCe(CO3)2F C 2/c 2/m
 
V/C.07-120 Synchysite-(Nd) CaNd(CO3)2F Unk Ortho
 
V/C.07-130 Huanghoite-(Ce) BaCe(CO3)2F R 3m 3 2/m
 
V/C.07-140 Cebaite-(Ce) Ba3Ce2(CO3)5F2 C 2/m or C 2 Mono
 
V/C.07-150 Cebaite-(Nd)! Ba3(Nd,Ce)2(CO3)5F2 Unk Mono
 
V/C.07-154 Kukharenkoite-(La)! Ba2(La,Ce)(CO3)3F P 21/m 2/m
 
V/C.07-155 Kukharenkoite-(Ce)! Ba2Ce(CO3)3F P 21/m 2/m
 
V/C.07-160 Zhonghuacerite-(Ce) Ba2Ce(CO3)3F P 21/m 2/m
 
V/C.07-170 Cordylite-(Ce) Ba(Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
V/C.07-175 Lukechangite-(Ce)! Na3Ce2(CO3)4F P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
V/C.07-190 Mineevite-(Y) Na25Ba(Y,Gd,Dy)2(HCO3)4(CO3)11(SO4)2ClF2 P 63/m 6/m
 
V/C.07-200 Reederite-(Y)! Na15Y2(CO3)9(SO3F)Cl P 6 6
 
V/C.07-210 Micheelsenite! (Ca,Y)3Al[PO3OH,CO3](CO3)(OH)6·12(H2O) P 63 6
 

Other Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) Information
Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce)

Ce(CO3)(OH)
Dana No: 16a.1.2.1 Strunz No: V/C.07-50
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