General Britholite-(Ce) Information![]() (Ce,Ca,Th,La,Nd)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F) | ![]() Molecular Weight = 762.67 gm | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ![]() Ca2.8Ce0.9Th0.6La0.4Nd0.2Si2.7P0.5O12(OH)0.8F0.2 | ![]() In nepheline syenites, pegmatites and contact deposits related to them. | ![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1901 | ![]() Julianehaab, South Greenland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ![]() From the Greek for weight, in allusion to its density and the content of Ce. | ![]() Britholite-(Ce) + Pronunciation | ![]() ![]() Beckelite | | Beckelite-(Ce) | | ICSD 33858 | | Lessingite | | Lessingite-(Ce) | | PDF 31-892 | | Pravdite | | Britholite-(Ce) Image![]()
Britholite-(Ce) Crystallography![]() a:c = 1:0.73001 | ![]() a = 9.63, c = 7.03, Z = 2; V = 564.60 Den(Calc)= 4.49 | ![]() Hexagonal - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m) Space Group: P 63/m | ![]() By Intensity(I/Io):2.836(1), 3.48(0.8), 2.809(0.8),1.858(0.5), 3.211(0.4), 3.927(0.4), 4.116(0.4), | ![]()
| Physical Properties of Britholite-(Ce)![]() None | ![]() Brown, Greenish brown, Yellow, Resin brown, Black. | ![]() 4.2 - 4.7, Average = 4.45 | ![]() Nearly opaque | ![]() Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). | ![]() Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). | ![]() Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline. | ![]() 5.5 - Knife Blade | ![]() Adamantine - Resinous | | Optical Properties of Britholite-(Ce)![]() colorless. | ![]() brown. | ![]() CI meas= 0.018 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) | CI calc= 0.026 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1759,KPDmeas= 0.1775,KC= 0.1807 Ncalc = 1.76 - 1.85 ![]() Uniaxial (+/-), a=1.77, b=1.81, bire=0.0400. | | Calculated Properties of Britholite-(Ce)![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.05 gm/cc | note: Specific Gravity of Britholite-(Ce) =4.45 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.01 | Boson Index = 0.99 ![]() PEBritholite-(Ce)= 564.09 barns/electron | U=PEBritholite-(Ce) xelectron=2,286.14 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 354,674.14 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Britholite-(Ce) isRadioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram. EstimatedMaximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size(10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 10 cm box)85.76 ± 21.44 grams of pure Britholite-(Ce) .
| Britholite-(Ce) Classification![]() 52.04.09.01(52)Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O | | (52.04)with cations in [6] and/or > [6] coordination | | (52.04.09)Silicate apatites | | | | | | | | | | | ![]() 09.AH.2509 - SILICATES (Germanates) | | 09.A - Nesosilicates | | 09.AH -Nesosilicates with CO3, SO4, PO4, etc. | | | | | | | | | | Other Britholite-(Ce) Information![]() NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Bull.Miner.,Vol.107-111,1984-1988) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2) | ![]() Links to other databases for Britholite-(Ce) : | 1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 -Athena 5 - EUROmin Project 6 -Ecole des Mines de Paris 7 -GeoScienceWorld 8 -Google Images 9 -Google Scholar 10 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 11 -MinDAT 12 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 -Online Mineral Museum 14 -QUT Mineral Atlas 15 -Ruff.Info 16 - Uranium Minerals 17 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Britholite-(Ce) using: Visit our Advertisers for Britholite-(Ce) : Ask about Britholite-(Ce) here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Britholite-(Ce) Specimen Label here :
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