page_title: Cerite
hierarchical_section_title: Cerite
caption_attribution_description: English: Cerite-(Ce) – Specimen of the nineteenth century.It is the mineral in which the cerium was highlighted in 1803 by Berzelius.Cerite here is very dark brown almost black. It forms the majority of the specimen. Locality&#160;: Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden. Topotype deposit. Size&#160;: 7.3x7.1x3cm Français&#160;: Cérite-(Ce) - Pièce du XIXe siècle. C'est le minéral dans lequel le cérium a été mis en évidence en 1803, par Berzelius.La cérite est ici de couleur brun très sombre pratiquement noire. Elle forme la majorité de l’échantillon. Localité&#160;: Mine de Bastnäs, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland,,Suède. Gisement topotype. Taille&#160;: 7.3x7.1x3cm
context_page_description: Cerite is a complex silicate mineral group containing cerium, formula
  ₉
  ₆
  ₃. The cerium and lanthanum content varies with the Ce rich species and the La rich species. Analysis of a sample from the Mountain Pass carbonatite gave 35.05% Ce
  ₂O
  ₃ and 30.04% La
  ₂O
  ₃.
  Cerite was first described in 1803 for an occurrence in Bastnäs in Västmanland, Sweden. The lanthanum rich species, cerite- was first described for an occurrence in the Khibina massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia in 2002.
context_section_description: Cerite is a complex silicate mineral group containing cerium, formula (Ce,La,Ca)
  ₉(Mg,Fe³⁺
  )(SiO
  ₄)
  ₆(SiO
  ₃OH)(OH)
  ₃. The cerium and lanthanum content varies with the Ce rich species (cerite-(Ce)) and the La rich species (cerite-(La)). Analysis of a sample from the Mountain Pass carbonatite gave 35.05% Ce
  ₂O
  ₃ and 30.04% La
  ₂O
  ₃.
  Cerite was first described in 1803 for an occurrence in Bastnäs in Västmanland, Sweden. The lanthanum rich species, cerite-(La) was first described for an occurrence in the Khibina massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia in 2002.
caption: Cerite - Bastnas - Deposit Topotype
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