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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Trimouns, Luzenac, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

A cluster of lustrous translucent hexagonal brown bastnäsite crystals on matrix  ( For original close-up photo contact us )

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden