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Tadzhikite-(Ce)

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Tadzhikite-(Ce)

Rare Mineral

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Locality: 
Norra Kärr, Gränna, Jönköping County, Sweden
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 1.3 × 0.3 cm
Description

Rare REE bearing silicate mineral tadzhikite-(Ce) from an unusual locality. It occurs as orange-brown tabular crystals in pink eudialyte.

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
Loranth Minerals

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