Burbankite is a rare Strontium and Cerium carbonate mineral named after the geologist W.S. Burbank. Cerium is just one of several rare earth metals that are important to industry.
 

Burbankite is one of many rare minerals that come from the famous mineral locality, Mount Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Some specimens have been faceted but Burbankite is far too rare to be considered a mainstream gemstone.
 

Burbankite’s is pale yellow, pale orange, beige, white and colorless in color and is found in Canada, Russia, U.S.A, Greenland and Brazil.