Nipeiite-(Ce)

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Taiping town deposit (Taipingzhen deposit)
Xixia County
Nanyang
Henan
China
33.6528°, 111.6925°

2recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Trigonal
Space group: #85
Cell parameters: a = 10.897(2) Å · c = 38.739(8) Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
58CeCerium Cerium 9 140.116 1261.044
62.63%
8OOxygen Oxygen 31 15.999 495.969
24.63%
14SiSilicon Silicon 7 28.085 196.595
9.77%
26FeIron Iron 1 55.845 55.845
2.77%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 4 1.008 4.032
0.20%
Total 2013.485 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
58CeCerium	Cerium	9	140.116	1261.044	62.63%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	31	15.999	495.969	24.63%
14SiSilicon	Silicon	7	28.085	196.595	9.77%
26FeIron	Iron	1	55.845	55.845	2.77%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	4	1.008	4.032	0.20%
	Total	2013.485	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2022-106a
Nipeiiet-(Ce)

In other languages

German: Nipeiit-(Ce)

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

9.AG.20

9SilicatesClass
9.ANesosilicatesDivision
9.AGNesosilicates with additional anions; cations in > [6] +- [6] coordinationGroup
9.AG.20Nipeiite-(Ce)Species

Group, growth & confusion

3 members

Literature, links & citation

Citations

—Qu, K., Nestola, F., Biagioni, C., Sima, X., Škoda, R., Kasatkin, A., Li, T., Fan, G., Ren, J., Tang, W., Li, J. and Wang, Y. (2024) Nipeiite-(Ce), IMA 2022-106a. CNMNC Newsletter 77; Mineralogical Magazine, 88, https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2024.5

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Nipeiite-(Ce) — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/nipeiite-ce-470993},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}