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Bastnäsite & Synchisite

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Bastnäsite & Synchisite

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Description
Locality: 
Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Description

epitaxy of tabular red-brown synchysite-(Ce) crystal with bastnäsite-(ce) in the middle.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bastnäsite

Synonym Of: 

Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Bastnäsite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Bastnäsite-(Nd)

Formula: 
Nd(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Bastnäsite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Y,Ce)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5