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Rhabdophane-(Ce)

Named for the Greek rhabdos, meaning “rod,” and phainesthai, meaning “to appear,” in reference to the bands that appear in the emission spectrum, and for its cerium dominance over the other rare earth elements in the species. A rare mineral found in ore deposits of hydrothermal origin. Localities include England, Germany, Greenland, Canada, the USA, Russia, Ukraine, and Burundi.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/rhabdophane-(Ce).pdf
- Formula
- CePO4·H2O
- Crystal System
- Hexagonal
- Crystal Habit
- Massive, Mammillary, Encrustations
- Cleavage
- None, None, None
- Luster
- Greasy (Oily)
- Color
- white, brownish white, yellowish white, pinkish white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Hexagonal - Trapezohedral
- Fracture
- Uneven
- Hardness
- 3.5
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Rhabdophane-(Ce) from Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Rhabdophane-(Ce) from Pegmatite #31, Kedykverpakhk Mt., Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia

4mm fans of creamy - tan prismatic Nordite crystals replaced by Rhabdophane.
A light yellow embedded crystal spray to 4mm replaced by Nordite - (Ce) embedded in alkalic matrix. There are several other, smaller sprays about the matrix.
Rhabdophane-(Ce) from Pegmatite #71, Malyi Punkaruaiv Mt., Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia

Tannish compact group to 44mm with Ussingite matrix. Identified by Dr. Igor Pekov.