Astrocyanite-(Ce) is a bright blue mineral with the chemical formula Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2·1.5H2O. Its type locality is Kamoto East Open Cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi, Lualaba, Congo
The name of this mineral comes from the Ancient Greek: άστρον ("astron") for "star", κυανός ("kyanos") for "blue", in allusion to its colour and habit of the aggregates, and the dominant lanthanide element in its composition.
astrocyanite, bright, blue, mineral, with, chemical, formula, 5h2o, type, locality, kamoto, east, open, kamoto, kolwezi, lualaba, congo, found, type, localitygeneralcategorymineralformula, repeating, unit, 5h2oima, symbolacy, identificationcolorblue, bright, b. Astrocyanite Ce is a bright blue mineral with the chemical formula Cu2 Ce Nd La 2 UO2 CO3 5 OH 2 1 5H2O Its type locality is Kamoto East Open Cut Kamoto Kolwezi Lualaba CongoAstrocyanite Ce Astrocyanite Ce found at its type localityGeneralCategoryMineralFormula repeating unit Cu2 Ce Nd La 2 UO2 CO3 5 OH 2 1 5H2OIMA symbolAcy Ce 1 IdentificationColorBlue Bright blue Blue greenSpecific gravity3 8Density3 8Other characteristicsRadioactiveThe name of this mineral comes from the Ancient Greek astron astron for star kyanos kyanos for blue in allusion to its colour and habit of the aggregates and the dominant lanthanide element in its composition References edit Warr L N 2021 IMA CNMNC approved mineral symbols Mineralogical Magazine 85 3 291 320 Bibcode 2021MinM 85 291W doi 10 1180 mgm 2021 43 S2CID 235729616 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Astrocyanite Ce External links editAstrocyanite Ce data sheet About Astrocyanite Ce Astrocyanite Ce Archived 2019 05 08 at the Wayback Machine on the Handbook of Mineralogy nbsp This article about a specific mineral or mineraloid is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Astrocyanite Ce amp oldid 1185625709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
