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Burbankite & Pyrophanite

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Burbankite & Pyrophanite

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.7 × 1.5 cm
Description

Lustrous burbankite crystal on pyrophanite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Burbankite

Formula: 
(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Strunz: 
5.AC.30
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Vermiculite prospect No. 6, Big Sandy Creek, Bearpaw Mts, Hill Co., Montana, USA

Pyrophanite

Formula: 
Mn2+TiO3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg district, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden