Cerium under mineral oil — Photo: W. Oelen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cerium
A soft silvery metal (symbol Ce, atomic number 58) — the most abundant of the lanthanides, named for the asteroid Ceres.
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Cerium is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the native element class, with the chemical formula Ce.
It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system (space group Fm3m).
IMA symbol Ce, IMA status: questionable, named in 2002.
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