Ancylite
Group of hydrous strontium carbonate minerals
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Ancylite is a group of hydrous strontium carbonate minerals containing cerium, lanthanum and minor amounts of other rare-earth elements. The chemical formula is Sr(Ce,La)(CO3)2(OH)·H2O with ancylite-Ce enriched in cerium and ancylite-La in lanthanum.[2][3]
| Ancylite | |
|---|---|
Nenadkevichite with ancylite crystals on the side | |
| General | |
| Category | Carbonate mineral |
| Formula | Sr(Ce,La)(CO3)2(OH)·H2O |
| IMA symbol | Anc[1] |
| Strunz classification | 5.DC.05 |
| Dana classification | 16b.1.1.1 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Crystal class | Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Space group | Pmcn |
| Identification | |
| Color | Light yellow, orange-yellow, yellow-brown, grey |
| Cleavage | None |
| Fracture | Splintery |
| Tenacity | Brittle |
| Mohs scale hardness | 4–4.5 |
| Luster | Dull |
| Streak | White |
| Diaphaneity | Translucent |
| Density | 3.95 g/cm3 |
Ancylite was first described in 1899 for an occurrence in the Narsarsuk pegmatite in west Greenland and named from the Ancient Greek: ἀγκύλος for curved in reference to its rounded or distorted crystal form.[2][4]