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Puzzle #60 was aeschynite-(Ce).

Aeschynite-(Ce) is a rare earth mineral of cerium, calcium, iron, thorium, titanium, niobium, oxygen, and hydrogen with chemical formula (Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6. Its name comes from the Greek word αισχύνη ("aeschyne") for "shame" because early chemists had difficulty with separations of titanium from zirconium.

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What the record says

Puzzle 60 ran on 13 Sep 2026 and the answer was aeschynite-(Ce), played with 6 guesses against 4 columns. On the record: Crystal system - orthorhombic; Strunz group - oxides-hydroxides; Elements - Ce, Nb, O, Ti; Named after - other.

Beyond the grid the record adds Formula - Ce(TiNb)O₆; Named after - aeschynite, cerium, shame.

Mineraldle builds its record from Wikidata - CC0 1.0. The description above comes from the same place the game credits on every reveal: English Wikipedia verbatim extract, CC BY-SA 4.0. The puzzle itself is still playable in the archive, and every answer that has been and gone is listed on the past-answers page.

How it scored

Crystal system
orthorhombic
Strunz group
oxides-hydroxides
Elements
Ce, Nb, O, Ti
Named after
other

Also on the record

Formula
Ce(TiNb)O₆
Named after
aeschynite, cerium, shame

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