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Synchysite-(Nd)

A valid IMA mineral species
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Formula:
CaNd(CO3)2F
Colour:
Rose-pink, Pale gray-blue, light grass-green; pale violet to colourless (transmitted light)
Lustre:
Dull
Hardness:
4½
Specific Gravity:
4.14 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named for its relation to the other synchysite group species, with the "-(Nd)" suffix denoting the dominance of neodymium in the composition. The root name is from the Greek σύγχΰσις "synchys" for "confounding" in allusion to its initially being mistaken for parisite.