florenciten.
/ˈflɒrənsʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A basic phosphate of cerium (and sometimes other rare earths) and aluminium.
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1899 Nature 30 Nov. 119/1 Dr. E. Hussak and Mr. G. T. Prior gave an account of a new Brazilian mineral, Florencite, a hydrated phosphate of aluminium and cerium earths.
1962 Mineral. Mag. 33 285 Florencite occurs at Kangankunde as pink rhombohedra about 0·01 cm long.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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