Aluminocerite-(Ce)

minerals

Formula: (Ce,REE,Ca)₉(Al,Fe³⁺)(SiO₄)₃[SiO₃(OH)]₄(OH)₃
Nesosilicate (insular SiO₄ groups), cerite group
Specific gravity: 4.675 calculated
Hardness: 5
Streak: White
Colour: Pale pink to reddish pink
Weakly RADIOACTIVE
Environments

Aluminocerite is found in millimeter-sized secondary cavities hosted in aplite-pegmatite veins and pods within pink granite (Webmin).

Localities

There are two co-type Localities, Scala dei Ratti Quarry, Feriolo, ans the Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, both at Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Back to Minerals