Kukharenkoite-(Ce)

Kukharenkoite-(Ce) is a barium cerium fluoride carbonate mineral, formula Ba₂CeF(CO₃)₃. It was identified from samples found in the Mont-Saint-Hilaire alkaline intrusive complex, Quebec, and the Khibiny Massif, Kola peninsula, Russia. It was named for Russian mineralogist Alexander A. Kukharenko (1914–1993).^[3][4]

Kukharenkoite-(Ce)
Kukharenkoite-(Ce) from Demix-Varennes quarry, Montérégie, Québec
General
Category	Carbonate minerals
Formula	Ba2CeF(CO3)3
IMA symbol	Kkk-Ce[1]
Strunz classification	5.BD.10
Crystal system	Monoclinic
Crystal class	Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Space group	P21/m
Identification
References	[2][3][4]

The similar zhonghuacerite, a cerium containing mineral from China, is considered to be either kukharenkoite-(Ce) or huanghoite-(Ce) rather than a valid mineral.^[5]

See also

• List of minerals
• List of minerals named after people