Cerium(III) carbonate

Cerium(III) carbonate Ce2(CO3)3, is the salt formed by cerium(III) cations and carbonate anions.

Its pure form was not yet confirmed to exist in the nature, but Ce-bearing carbonates (mainly bastnäsite group) stand for an ore of cerium metal, along with monazite.

The molecular weight of the compound of cerium(III) carbonate is 460.2587g/mole.

[1] IUPAC name: Cerium tricarbonate.

Cerium(III) carbonate is used in the production of cerium(III) chloride, and in incandescent lamps.