Parisite-(La)

Parisite-(La) is mineral discovered by Daniel Atencio of the University of São Paulo and colleagues in the Mula claim, Bahia, Brazil. Parisite-(La) is the lanthanum analog of parisite-(Ce), which has the same structure, but with cerium substituted for lanthanum. Parisite-(La) is chemically similar to synchysite-(La).^[3]

CategoryCarbonate mineral

FormulaCaLa₂(CO₃)₃3F₂

IMA symbolPst-La^[1]

Crystal systemMonoclinic

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Parisite-(La)
General
Category	Carbonate mineral
Formula	CaLa2(CO3)33F2
IMA symbol	Pst-La[1]
Crystal system	Monoclinic
Identification
Color	Brown
References	[2]

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The type material for parisite-(La) resides in the mineralogical collections of the Museu de Ciência e Técnica, Escola de Minas, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and at the University of Arizona Mineral Museum, Tucson, Arizona.^[4]