Cerite is a complex silicate mineral group containing cerium, formula (Ce,La,Ca)9(Mg,Fe+3)(SiO4)6(SiO3OH)(OH)3. The cerium and lanthanum content varies with the Ce rich species (cerite-(Ce)) and the La rich species (cerite-(La)). Analysis of a sample from the Mountain Pass carbonatite gave 35.05% Ce2O3 and 30.04% La2O3. Cerite was first described ...
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• (n.) A gastropod shell belonging to the family Cerithiidae; -- so called from its hornlike form. • (n.) A mineral of a brownish of cherry-red color, commonly massive. It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied metals.
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Ce'rite noun [ Greek
ke`ras horn.]
(Zoology) A gastropod shell belonging to the family
Cerithiïdæ ; -- so called from its hornlike form.
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Cerite is a mineral of a brownish of cherry-red colour, commonly massive. It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied metals.
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