Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Aeschynite-(Ce) (or Aschynite Eschinite Eschynite) is a rare earth mineral of cerium calcium iron thorium titanium niobium oxygen and hydrogen with formula: (CeCaFeTh)(TiNb)2(OOH)6. Its name comes from the Greek word for shame. The -(Ce) means it has more cerium than the yttrium variety aeschynite-(Y). Its Mohs scale rating is 5-6.