Stillwellite-(Ce)

Image

Crystal of stillwellite-(Ce) (red, 1.3cm) in matrix, from Darai-Pioz Glacier, Alai Range, Tien Shan Mts, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan. Size: 4.4 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm

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Properties

Formula CeBSiO5
Abbreviation Swl-Ce
Luminescence emitters Dy, Sm, Tb
IMA Status Approved/renamed (IMA 1987 s.p.)
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Tags Mineral, Borosilicate

Composition

Element Atoms
O 5
Si 1
B 1
Ce 1
Total: 8

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Gorobets and Rogojine 2002 4 0 0