Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)

Kukharenkoite-(Ce) is a radioactive mineral, formula Ba3CeF(CO3)3. It was identified from samples found in the Mont Saint-Hilare alkaline complex, Quebec, and the Kola peninsula, Russia. It was named for Russian mineralogist Alexander A. Kukharenko (1914-1993).Very similar, and possibly identical, is the mineral zhonghuacerite a cerium containing mineral from China.
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General Information:
 Chemical Formula:
Ba2Ce(CO3)3F
 Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 613.80 gm)
Barium 44.75 % Ba
Cerium 22.83 % Ce
Carbon 5.87 % C 
Oxygen 23.46 % O 
Fluorine 3.10 % F 
 Empirical Formula:
Ba2Ce(CO3)3F
 IMA Status:
Approved IMA (Dana # Added)
Physical Properties:
 Color:
yellow or light brown.
 Density:
4.2 - 4.4, Average = 4.3
 Diaphaniety:
Transparent
 Hardness:
4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite
 Luster:
Vitreous - Resinous
 Streak:
white
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