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Britholite-(Ce)

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Britholite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Vevja Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 1 × 0.6 cm
Description

Sections of Britholite-(Ce) in part showing a core of Fluorapatite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Britholite-(Ce)

Formula: 
Ca2(Ce,Ca)3(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F)
Strunz: 
9.AH.25
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Naujakasik (Naajakasik), Tunulliarfik Fjord (Tunugdliarfik), Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland