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Chernovite-(Ce) (Chernovit-(Ce))

Collectors Summary

Lustre Glasglanz
Hardness (Mohs) 4 - 4.5
Crystal System tetragonal,

Chemism

Chemical formula

(Ce,Y)(AsO4)

Chemical composition

Arsen, Cerium, Yttrium, Sauerstoff

Unit weight: 266.23286 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 6

Info

Empirical formula:

(Ce0.75Y0.25)(AsO4)

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Oxygen

O

24.04

4

66.67

15.9994300

63.9977200
Arsenic

As

28.14

1

16.67

74.9216020

74.9216020
Yttrium

Y

8.35

0.25

4.17

88.9058520

22.2264630
Cerium

Ce

39.47

0.75

12.50

140.1161000

105.0870750

IMA status

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Mineral status

Mineralstatus fragwürdig

Optical Properties

Lustre

Glasglanz

Crystallography

Crystal System

tetragonal

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c/b

-

Crystals 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

4 - 4.5

Preface

Name from

Benannt zu Ehren von Professor Alexander Alexandrowitsch Chernov (1877-1963), russischer Geologe am Institut für Geologie, Syktyvar, Russland, Erforscher des Polar-Ural.

References

U. Kolitsch and D. Holtstam - Crystal chemistry of REEXO4 (X = P, As, V). II. Review of REEXO4 compounds and their stability fields. Eur. J. Mineral. 16 (2004), 117-126.

Other languages

German

Chernovit-(Ce)

English

Chernovite-(Ce)

Russian

Черновит-(Ce)