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Tadzhikite-(Ce)

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Tadzhikite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Tien Shan Mountains, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Brown tabular crystals of tadzhikite Ce up to 5 mm on matrix. A very good example of this rare REE-silicate from the Type Locality.

Mineral Data
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Tadzhikite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ca,Ce)4(Ce,Y)2(Ti4+,Fe3+,Al)[B4Si4O22](OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DK.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Darai-Pioz Glacier (Dara-i-Pioz; Dara-Pioz), Alai Range (Alayskiy), Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
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