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Tritomite-(Ce)

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Tritomite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Blåbærmyr Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.8 × 7.2 × 5.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.30cm
Description

First-class specimen richly decorated with black to dark brown tritomite-(Ce), contrasting with the light matrix. The specimen shows crystal aggregates of over two centimetres in length. Rarely offered in this high-quality.

Tritomite-(Ce) is only known from a few localities worldwide.

The size of the specimen and its richness should not be neglected.

From the collection of Luc VANDENBERGHE, longtime mindat member and famous Belgian u-mineral collector. Specimen of a very well kept collection.

Short information: This is the last auction before the summer break. Shipping will continue at all times.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tritomite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La,Y,Th)5(Si,B)3(O,OH,F)13
Strunz: 
9.AH.25
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Låven (Skådön; Lamö; Lamanskjaer), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway

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