Taipingite-(Ce), (Ce73+, Ca2)Σ9Mg(SiO4)3[SiO3(OH)]4F3, a new mineral from the Taipingzhen REE deposit, North Qinling Orogen, central China

A new cerite group mineral species, taipingite-(Ce), ideally (Ce73+, Ca2)Σ9Mg(SiO4)3[SiO3(OH)]4F3, has been found in the Taipingzhen rare earth element (REE) deposit in the North Qinling Orogen (NQO), Central China. It forms subhedral grains (up to approximately 100 ​μm ​× ​200 ​μm) commonly intergr...

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Main Authors: Kai Qu, Xianzhang Sima, Guang Fan, Guowu Li, Ganfu Shen, Huakai Chen, Xing Liu, Qingqing Yin, Ting Li, Yanjuan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987120300487