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Arisite-(Ce) & Zakharovite

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Arisite-(Ce) & Zakharovite

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Description
Locality: 
Aris Quarry, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Description

A tabulare hexagonale crystal of arisite Ce is sitting near brown earthy masses of zakharovite in a vug of phonolithe.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arisite-(Ce)

Formula: 
NaCe2(CO3)3-xF2x+1
Strunz: 
5.BD.18
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Aris Quarries (Ariskop Quarry; Railway Quarry), Aris, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia

Zakharovite

Formula: 
Na4Mn5Si10O24(OH)6·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.EE.65
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

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