Mineral - Aeschynite-(Ce)

Name and first discovery : Named after the Greek word "aeschyne" for "shame," due to the chemists' failed attempts to separate titanium from zirconium in aeschynite-(Ce). Discovered in Russia in 1830.

Chemistry :

Synonyms : Eschynite

Varieties : Alumolyndochite, Calciolyndochite

Abbreviation : Aes-Ce

literature

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1952). Dana's system of mineralogy. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar , 74 (2), 218-219.