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Hingganite-(Ce)

Year of discovery: 1987 (Japan as the first occurence in the World)

Locality list: A locality of hingganite-(Ce)

• CeBeSiO₄(OH)
• (Ce,Ca)₂([],Fe²⁺)Be₂Si₂O₈(OH,O)₂
• [Ce³⁺][Be²⁺][OH|SiO₄]^5-

• Class: Hingganite series - Datolite group
• Class: Nesosilicate - Hydroxide
• Radioactive: Weak

• Ce => Y: Hingganite-(Y)
• Ce => Yb: Hingganite-(Yb)

• Color: Pale brown
• Streak: White
• Luster: Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Transparent

• Cleavage: No
• Hardness: 5-6
• Density: 4.3

• System: Monoclinic
• Group: 2/m, P2₁/a
• Lattice: a=9.9, b=7.6, c=4.8, β=90.4