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Bario-olgite & Nordite-(Ce)

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Bario-olgite & Nordite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Palitra Pegmatite, Karnasurt Mine, Kedykverpakhk Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.5 × 1 cm
Description

Pale greencrystal of this rare phosphate mineral.(It's very rare that this species forms crystals)
Associated with tabular, brown nordite Ce .

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bario-olgite

Formula: 
(Ba,Sr)(Na,Sr,REE)2Na(PO4)2·
Strunz: 
8.AC.40
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Palitra pegmatite (Palette pegmatite), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Nordite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)(Sr,Ca)Na2(Na,Mn)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17
Strunz: 
9.DO.15
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Pegmatite No. 66, Motchisuai River Valley, Sengischorr Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

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