Yellow crystal aggregrates of the extremely rare Ce-Nd-Y-W mineral yttrotungstite-(Ce) from the type locality in Uganda and one of the very few known localities worldwide: Kirwa Mine, Kigezi District, Western Region, Uganda. Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection specimen, from Waregem, Belgium. — Photo: David Hospital · CC BY-SA 4.0
Yttrotungstite-(Ce)
Yttrotungstite-(Ce) is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the tungstate class, with the chemical formula CeW₂O₆(OH)₃.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group P2_1/m).
IMA symbol Ytgs-Ce, IMA status: approved, named in 1970.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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