Bridgesite-(Ce)

bridgesite-(Ce)

serpierite

jarosite

lanthanite-(Ce)

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Formula: CaCe₂Cu₆(SO₄)₄(OH)₁₂.8H₂O
Sulphate, cerium-bearing mineral
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Streak: Pale blue
Colour: Blue
Environments

Hydrothermal environments

Bridgesite-(Ce) is a new mineral, approved in 2019 and to date (July 2023) reported only from the type locality.

Localities

At the type locality, Tynebottom Mine, Garrigill, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK, bridgesite-(Ce) is of secondary origin, occurring as thin (1–2 μm) translucent blue crystals with a lath-like to acicular habit, aggregated into thin crusts. It is associated mainly with brochantite, malachite, serpierite, devilline, gypsum, aragonite, jarosite, pyrite, lanthanite-(Ce) and undifferentiated iron oxyhydroxides, it is often intergrown with these other minerals (MM 86.4.570-576).

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