Named in honour of Anatoly Nikolaevich Zaitsev (Анатолий Николаевич Зайцев) (b. 1963) of St. Petersburg State University (Russia) and The Natural History Museum (UK), in recognition of his contribution to the study of carbonatites and REE minerals of the Kola peninsula.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

This page provides mineralogical data about Anzaite-(Ce).

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

43871

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:43871:3

GUID
(UUID V4):

28072c73-53e7-4a79-9f1d-f37b85532c47

IMA Classification of Anzaite-(Ce)Hide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Ce₄Fe²⁺Ti₆O₁₈(OH)₂

Approval year:

2013

First published:

2015

Type description reference:

Chakhmouradian, A. R., Cooper, M. A., Medici, L., Abdu, Y. A., Shelukhina, Y. S. (2015) Anzaite-(Ce), a new rare-earth mineral and structure type from the Afrikanda silicocarbonatite, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (5) 1231-1244 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.5.17

Classification of Anzaite-(Ce)Hide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

4.CC.

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
C : With large and medium-sized cations

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Anz-Ce	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of Anzaite-(Ce)Hide

Lustre:

Sub-Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Grey

Hardness Data:

Could not be measured

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

None Observed
Lacks cleavage.

Density:

5.054 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Calculated on the basis of structural data

Optical Data of Anzaite-(Ce)Hide

Bireflectance:

Weak

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁	R₂
440nm	14.8%	15.7%
460nm	13.9%	15.1%
470nm	13.8%	14.8%
480nm	13.8%	14.6%
500nm	13.8%	14.7%
520nm	13.4%	14.9%
540nm	13.0%	14.8%
546nm	13.0%	14.8%
560nm	12.9%	14.7%
580nm	12.8%	14.3%
589nm	13.0%	14.3%
600nm	13.1%	14.3%
620nm	13.3%	14.2%
640nm	13.3%	14.3%
650nm	13.2%	14.2%
660nm	13.0%	14.1%
680nm	13.1%	13.9%
700nm	13.0%	14.2%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 15.7%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

Grey with a bluish hue

Chemistry of Anzaite-(Ce)Hide

Mindat Formula:

Ce³⁺₄Fe²⁺Ti₆O₁₈ (OH)₂

Elements listed:

Ce, Fe, H, O, Ti - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Anzaite-(Ce)Hide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

B2/m

Setting:

C2/m

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.290(2) Å, b = 14.575(6) Å, c = 5.234(2) Å
β = 97.233(7)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.363 : 1 : 0.359

Unit Cell V:

400.4 Å³

Comment:

From type description

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.814 Å	(11)
2.596 Å	(100)
2.046 Å	(12)
1.935 Å	(18)
1.730 Å	(12)
1.506 Å	(14)
1.286 Å	(13)
1.272 Å	(12)

Comments:

From Type Description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Near-surface Processes
22 : Hydration and low-𝑇 subsurface aqueous alteration (see also #23)

Type Occurrence of Anzaite-(Ce)Hide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

As scarce minute crystals.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the collections of the collections of the Robert B. Ferguson Museum of Mineralogy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, catalogue number M7888

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In hydrothermally altered silicocarbonatites in the Afrikanda alkali-ultramafic complex, Russia.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Chakhmouradian, A.R., Cooper, M.A., Medici, L., Abdu, Y.A., Shelukhina, Y.S. (2015) Anzaite-(Ce), a new rare-earth mineral and structure type from the Afrikanda silicocarbonatite, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine: 79: 1231-1244.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/MM79_1231.pdf

Synonyms of Anzaite-(Ce)Hide

IMA2013-004

UM1999-12-O:FeREETi

Other Language Names for Anzaite-(Ce)Hide

German:Anzait-(Ce)

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Anzaite-(Ce) associated with Perovskite	CaTiO₃
1 photo of Anzaite-(Ce) associated with Loparite-(Ce)	(Na,REE)₂Ti₂O₆

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

4.CC.	Xuite	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂[(AlO₃(OH)]₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.CC.	Allendeite	Sc₄Zr₃O₁₂	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Bitikleite	Ca₃(Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺)[AlO₄]₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.	Yttriaite-(Y)	Y₂O₃	Iso. m3 (2/m 3)
4.CC.	Chlorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄Cl₂]	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d
4.CC.	Heamanite-(Ce)	(K_0.5Ce_0.5)TiO₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.CC.	Priscillagrewite-(Y)	(Ca₂Y)Zr₂(AlO₄)₃	Iso.
4.CC.	Saranovskite	SrCaFe²⁺₂(Cr₄Ti₂)Ti₁₂O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Botuobinskite	SrFe²⁺Mg₂(Cr³⁺₆Ti⁴⁺₁₂)[O₃₆(OH)₂]	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Mirnyite	SrZr⁴⁺Mg₂(Cr³⁺₆Ti⁴⁺₁₂)O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Haitaite-(La)	LaU⁴⁺Fe³⁺₂(Ti₁₃Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Shagamite	KFe₁₁O₁₇	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.05	Chrombismite	Bi³⁺₁₆Cr⁶⁺O₂₇	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.CC.10	Freudenbergite	Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆	Mon.
4.CC.10	Fluormayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂F₂	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d
4.CC.10	Fluorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄F₂]	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d
4.CC.15	Grossite	CaAl₄O₇	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CC.17	Goldschmidtite	KNbO₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
4.CC.20	Chlormayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[◻₄Cl₂]	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d
4.CC.20	Unnamed (HBU UK-4)	NaFe²⁺Zn₂(Ti,Fe³⁺,Nb)₆Ti₁₂O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20	Paseroite	PbMn²⁺(Mn²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂(V⁵⁺,Ti,◻)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20	Mianningite	(◻,Pb,Ce,Na)(U⁴⁺,Mn,U⁶⁺)Fe³⁺₂ (Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20	UM1987-03-O:FePbTiU	~(U,Pb)(Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Mn)₂₁O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.22	Kahlenbergite	KAl₁₁O₁₇	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.22	Gorerite	CaAlFe³⁺₁₁O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.25	Yafsoanite	Ca₃Te⁶⁺₂(ZnO₄)₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.25	Nixonite	Na₂Ti₆O₁₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.30	Latrappite	Ca₂NbFe³⁺O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.30	Lueshite	NaNbO₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
4.CC.30	Natroniobite	NaNbO₃	Mon.
4.CC.30	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.30	Barioperovskite	BaTiO₃	Orth. mm2 : Amm2
4.CC.30	Lakargiite	Ca(Zr,Sn,Ti)O₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.30	Megawite	CaSnO₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pban
4.CC.32	Usturite	Ca₃(Sb⁵⁺Zr)[Fe³⁺O₄]₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32	Elbrusite	Ca₃(U⁶⁺_0.5Zr_1.5)[Fe³⁺O₄]₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32	Dzhuluite	Ca₃(Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺)[Fe³⁺O₄]₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32	Monteneveite	Ca₃Sb⁵⁺₂(Fe³⁺₂Fe²⁺)O₁₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.35	Loparite-(Ce)	(Na,REE)₂Ti₂O₆	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.CC.35	Macedonite	PbTiO₃	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
4.CC.35	Tausonite	SrTiO₃	Iso. 4 3m
4.CC.35	Isolueshite	(Na,La)NbO₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
4.CC.35	Panguite	(Ti,Al,Sc,Mg,Zr,Ca)_1.8O₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
4.CC.37	Pauloabibite	NaNbO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Davidite-(Ce)	Ce(Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH,F)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Davidite-(La)	La(Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH,F)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Davidite-(Y)	(La,Ce,Na,Ca,Pb)(Y,Fe²⁺,◻)(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺,Nb,Zr)₁₈O₃₈ (hypothetical)	Trig.
4.CC.40	Landauite	NaMnZn₂(Ti,Fe)₆Ti₁₂O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Lindsleyite	(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)₂(Ti,Cr,Fe)₁₈O₃₈	Trig.
4.CC.40	Loveringite	(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Mathiasite	(Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)₂(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)₅O₁₂	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Senaite	Pb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Uhligite	Ca₃(Ti,Al,Zr)₉O₂₀ ?	Iso.
4.CC.40	Dessauite-(Y)	(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂₀O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Cleusonite	(Pb,Sr)(U⁴⁺,U⁶⁺)(Fe²⁺,Zn)₂(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Gramaccioliite-(Y)	(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe³⁺₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.45	Diaoyudaoite	NaAl₁₁O₁₇	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Hawthorneite	BaMgTi₃Cr₄Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Lindqvistite	Pb₂Mn²⁺Fe₁₆O₂₇	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Magnetoplumbite	(Pb,Mn)(Fe,Mn)₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Plumboferrite	Pb₂(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Mg)₁₁O₁₉	Trig. 3 2 : P3 1 2
4.CC.45	Yimengite	K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Haggertyite	BaFe²⁺₄Fe³⁺₂Ti₅MgO₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Nežilovite	PbZn₂Mn⁴⁺₂Fe³⁺₈O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Batiferrite	BaTi₂Fe³⁺₈Fe²⁺₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Chihuahuaite	FeAl₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Barioferrite	BaFe³⁺₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Kangite	(Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,◻)₂O₃	Iso. m3 (2/m 3)
4.CC.45	Mizraite-(Ce)	Ce(Al₁₁Mg)O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.50	Jeppeite	(K,Ba)₂(Ti,Fe)₆O₁₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.55	Zenzénite	Pb₃Fe³⁺₄Mn⁴⁺₃O₁₅	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mcm
4.CC.60	Mengxianminite (of Huang et al.)	(Ca,Na)₃(Fe,Mn)₂Mg₂(Sn,Zn)₅Al₈O₂₉

Fluorescence of Anzaite-(Ce)Hide

In UV light:

Not fluorescent

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Health Risks:

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References for Anzaite-(Ce)Hide

Reference List:

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2013) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2013. CNMNC Newsletter No 16. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (6) 2695-2709 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.6.01

Cámara, F., Gagne, O.C., Uvarova, Y., Belakovskiy, D.I. (2016) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 101: 2123-2131.

(2023) Anzaite-(Ce) Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for Anzaite-(Ce)Hide

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Russia (TL)
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ Afrikanda complex (TL)	Chakhmouradian et al. (2015)

South Africa
Limpopo Mopani District Municipality Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality Phalaborwa ⓘ Palabora Mine	Giebel et al. (2017)

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