Xianhuaite-(Ce), K2CeNb5O15, a new niobium mineral from the Bayan Obo deposit, China

Yang, Bo; Xue, Yuan; Yang, Li; Sun, Ningyue; Li, Guowu; Yu, Junfang; Yan, Guoying; Liu, Jianyong; Zhao, Yonggang; Meng, Wenxiang; Chen, Zhenyu; Chen, Lei; Liu, Ze; Yan, Zhao; Hou, Xinyu; Ao, Xin; Wang, Jinlong

doi:10.5194/ejm-38-449-2026

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Xianhuaite-(Ce), K₂CeNb₅O₁₅, a new niobium mineral from the Bayan Obo deposit, China

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