Parisite-(La) Explained

Parisite-(La)
Category:	Carbonate mineral
Formula:	CaLa2(CO3)33F2
Imasymbol:	Pst-La^[1]
System:	Monoclinic
Color:	Brown
References:	^[2]

Parisite-(La) is mineral discovered by Daniel Atencio of the University of São Paulo and colleagues in the Mula claim, Bahia, Brazil. Parisite-(La) is the lanthanum analog of parisite-(Ce), which has the same structure, but with cerium substituted for lanthanum. Parisite-(La) is chemically similar to synchysite-(La).^[3]

The type material for parisite-(La) resides in the mineralogical collections of the Museu de Ciência e Técnica, Escola de Minas, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and at the University of Arizona Mineral Museum, Tucson, Arizona.^[4]

Localities

Brazil

Mula claim, Tapera, Novo Horizonte, Bahia^[5]

Notes and References

1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3 . 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43 . 2021MinM...85..291W . 235729616 . free.
2. Web site: Parisite-(La): Parisite-(La) mineral information and data.. www.mindat.org. 2017-09-04.
3. Web site: New Mineral Listing Carbon Mineral Challenge. mineralchallenge.net. en-US. 2017-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905053051/http://mineralchallenge.net/new-mineral-listing/#Marklite. 2017-09-05. dead.
4. Web site: Parisite-(La): Parisite-(La) mineral information and data.. www.mindat.org. 2017-09-04.
5. Hålenius. U.. Hatert. F.. Pasero. M.. Mills. S. J.. 2016-08-01. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2016. Mineralogical Magazine. en. 80. 5. 915–922. 10.1180/minmag.2016.080.084. 2016MinM...80..915H. 0026-461X. free.