Coskrenite-(Ce)
Ce2(SO4)2(C2O4) • 8H2O [CNMNC approved formula]
Named for T. Dennis Coskren (1942-), geologist from Columbia, Maryland, whose work was instrumental in the discovery to the mineral.
IMA status : | Approved Species 1996 () |
CLASSIFICATION | |
Dana (8th edition) : |
50.01.09.02 (This Dana# Added) |
(50) Salts of Organic Acids and Hydrocarbons | |
(50.01) (Oxalates) | |
(50.01.09) Zugshunstite Group | |
Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
10.AB.65 |
(10) Organic Compounds | |
(10.A) Salts of Organic Acids | |
(10.AB) Oxalates | |
Crystal system: | Monoclinic System |
Point group (H-M): | 2/m — prismatic |
Other Properties: | H2O Soluble. |