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Håleniusite-(Ce)

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Named for being the Ce analogue of håleniusite-(La). The root name is in honor of Prof. Ulf Hålenius (b. 1951), professor and Director of the Mineralogy Department at the Natural History Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, for his contributions to the spectroscopy of minerals and the mineral sciences in general.

The Ce analogue of håleniusite-(La). One of the most simple cerium minerals (compare, e.g., cerianite-(Ce)).

Type Locality
Água de Pau Volcano (Fogo Volcano), São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Mineral Data
(Ce,La)OF
Strunz: 
3.DE.05
Physical Properties
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Synonyms
Synonyms: 
IMA 2021-042