Synchysite-(Ce)

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title: "Synchysite-(Ce)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["carbonate-minerals", "monoclinic-minerals", "minerals-in-space-group-15"] description: "Carbonate mineral" topic_path: "general/carbonate-minerals" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchysite-(Ce)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Carbonate mineral ::

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Field	Value
name	Synchysite-(Ce)
image	Synchysite-(Ce)-189497.jpg
caption	Synchysite-(Ce) from Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire
formula
IMAsymbol	Syn-Ce
strunz	5.BD.20c
dana	16a.1.3.1
system	Monoclinic
class	Prismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)
symmetry	C2/c
tenacity	Brittle
mohs	4.5
luster	Vitreous
diaphaneity	Translucent
pleochroism	Weak
references
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Discovery and naming

Synchysite-(Ce) was discovered in 1900 by Gustaf Flink. The name is derived from the Greek "σύγχΰσις", meaning "confounding", a reference to the possibility to confuse the mineral with Parisite-(Ce).

Occurrences

Synchysite-(Ce) is found in rare-earth element bearing pegmatites. It can also occur as a hydrothermal mineral in granite, alkalic syenite and carbonatite.

References

References

1. Warr, L.N.. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine.
2. "Synchysite-(Ce)".
3. Flink, Gustaf. (1900). "Ueber den Synchysit". Bull. Geol. Inst. Univ. Upsala.
4. "Synchysite-(Ce) Mineral Data".
5. "Synchysite-(Ce)". handbookofmineralogy.

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