Astrocyanite-(Ce) | |
Imasymbol: | Acy-Ce[1] |
Color: | Blue, Bright blue, Blue green |
Gravity: | 3.8 |
Density: | 3.8 |
Other: | Radioactive |
Astrocyanite-(Ce) is a bright blue mineral with the chemical formula . Its type locality is Kamoto East Open Cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi, Lualaba, Congo
The name of this mineral comes from the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: άστρον ("") for "star", Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κυανός ("") for "blue", in allusion to its colour and habit of the aggregates, and the dominant lanthanide element in its composition.