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Anatase & Gasparite-(Ce)

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Anatase & Gasparite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Wanni Glacier, Monte Cervandone, Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 3 × 2.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Description

A black, multi-faceted, highly lustrous crystal of anatase (1.1mm) shows good contrast with the gneiss matrix. A small aggregate (~1mm) of gasparite is present, too.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Anatase

Formula: 
TiO2
Strunz: 
4.DD.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
St Christophe-en-Oisans, Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France...

Gasparite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,REE)(AsO4)
Strunz: 
8.AD.50
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Mt Cervandone (Scherbadung; Cherbadung), Devero Alp, Baceno, Devero Valley, Antigorio Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
BinnMin

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