Kukharenkoite-(Ce) is a barium cerium fluoride carbonate mineral, formula Ba₂CeF(CO₃)₃. It was identified from samples found in the Mont-Saint-Hilaire alkaline intrusive complex, Quebec, and the

Khibiny Massif The Khibiny Mountains (russian: Хиби́ны ; sjd, Umptek) is one of the two main mountain ranges of the Kola Peninsula, Russia, within the Arctic Circle, located between Imandra and Umbozero lakes. The range is also known as Khibiny Massif, K ...

, Kola peninsula, Russia. It was named for Russian mineralogist

Alexander A. Kukharenko Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

(1914–1993).Mindat with location data
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/ref> The similar ''zhonghuacerite,'' a cerium containing mineral from

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, is considered to be either kukharenkoite-(Ce) or huanghoite-(Ce) rather than a valid mineral.Mindat - Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)
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