Kukharenkoite-(Ce) Explained

Kukharenkoite-(Ce)
Category:	Carbonate minerals
Formula:	Ba2CeF(CO3)3
Imasymbol:	Kkk-Ce^[1]
Strunz:	5.BD.10
System:	Monoclinic
Class:	Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Symmetry:	P21/m
References:	^[2]

Kukharenkoite-(Ce) is a barium cerium fluoride carbonate mineral, formula Ba₂CeF(CO₃)₃. It was identified from samples found in the Mont-Saint-Hilaire alkaline intrusive complex, Quebec, and the Khibiny Massif, Kola peninsula, Russia. It was named for Russian mineralogist Alexander A. Kukharenko (1914–1993).^{[3] [4]}

The similar zhonghuacerite, a cerium containing mineral from China, is considered to be either kukharenkoite-(Ce) or huanghoite-(Ce) rather than a valid mineral.^[5]

See also

• List of minerals
• List of minerals named after people

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. https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Kukharenkoite-%28Ce%29 Mineralienatlas
3. http://www.mindat.org/min-7146.html Mindat with location data
4. http://webmineral.com/data/Kukharenkoite-(Ce).shtml Webmineral data
5. http://www.mindat.org/min-4401.html Mindat - Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)