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Kukharenkoite-(Ce)

Kukharenkoite-(Ce) is a barium cerium fluoride carbonate mineral, formula Ba<sub>2</sub>CeF(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>. It was identified from samples found in the Mont-Saint-Hilaire alkaline intrusive complex, Quebec, and the Khibiny Massif, Kola peninsula, Russia. It was named for Russian mineralogist Alexander A. Kukharenko (1914–1993).

The similar zhonghuacerite, a cerium containing mineral from China, is considered to be either kukharenkoite-(Ce) or huanghoite-(Ce) rather than a valid mineral.

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