Class : Oxides and hydroxides
    Subclass : Oxides
    Crystal system : Hexagonal
    Chemistry : (Ca,Ce,La)(Al,Ti,Mg)₁₂O₁₉
    Rarity : Very rare

Hibonite is a complex and rare oxide of strongly metamorphic rocks (marbles, pyroxenites, granulites) which keeps well in alluvium. It can also be found in certain meteorites. It owes its name to Paul Hibon who discovered the mineral in Madagascar. It forms flattened hexagonal prisms or sharp pyramids of a dark brown to black color. A few atoms of thorium replacing those of cerium sometimes make hibonite a weakly radioactive mineral. It is a mineral exclusively reserved for the collection, even if a few cabochons have been cut.

This mineral is not present in the French underground.

No fake recorded for this mineral species.