Remondite-(Ce)
Remondiet, Remondit, Remondita, Ремондит, 碳酸鈉鈰鐧鈣鍶礦
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula Remondite-(Ce): Na3(Ca,Ce,La,Sr)3(CO3)5
Formula Remondite-(La): Na3(Ca,Ce,La)3(CO3)5 Mineral class: carbonates Crystal system: monoclinic Mohs scale: (Ce): 3 - 3.5; (La): appr. 3 Density (g/cm3): (Ce): 3.43 - 3.50; (La): 3.57 Refractive index: (Ce): 1.632 - 1.638; (La): 1.615 - 1.622 Cleavage: (Ce): poor; (La): ? Colors: (Ce): whitish, pink, orange (incandescent light) - yellow (UV), red; (La): whitish, yellowish Transparency: transparent - translucent Luster: vitreous Fluorescence: UV: yellow - orange? Pleochroism: - Largest crystal: (Ce): 5 cm?; (La): 5 µm Deposits: (Ce): Ebounja / Kribi / Cameroon Poudrette Quarry / Mont Saint-Hilaire / Rouville County / Quebec / Canada Khibiny Massif / Kola Peninsula / Murmansk Oblast / Russia (La): Poudrette Quarry / Mont Saint-Hilaire / Rouville County / Quebec / Canada Khibiny Massif / Kola Peninsula / Murmansk Oblast / Russia Discovery: (Ce): 1988; (La): 2000 1st Description: (Ce): 1989; (La): 2000 Weak radioactivity Name: in honor of the French mineralogist Guy Remond |
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Remondite-(Ce) Mineral
Origin: Poudrette Quarry / Mount Saint-Hilaire / Rouville County / Québec / Canada Photo by kind permission of © www.cs.cmu.edu/ |
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Remondite-(Ce)
Weight: 0.82 ct Origin: Poudrette Quarry / Mount Saint-Hilaire / Rouville County / Québec / Canada Photo by kind permission of © www.rocklogic.biz |
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