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Parisite-(Ce) & Smoky Quartz

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Parisite-(Ce) & Smoky Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 3.7 × 2.4 cm
Description

A large pale brown parisite-Ce crystal sitting on smokey quartz and black green aegirine.

Very nice small specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Parisite-(Ce)

Formula: 
Ca(Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2
Strunz: 
5.BD.20b
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Mun. de Muzo, Vasquez-Yacopí Mining District, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0