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Tranquillityite

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Tranquillityite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Pilbarra District, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.4 × 0.2 cm
Description

Dark brown tranquillityite in matrix (type locality: Sea of Tranquility, The Moon)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tranquillityite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O4
Strunz: 
9.AG.90
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility), The Moon