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Deloneite

EDS analysed

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Description
Locality: 
Koashva Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2.1 × 1.8 cm
Description

EDS analysed yellow deloneite crystals on matrix. Rare. 

 

See analysis section

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Deloneite

Formula: 
(Na0.5REE0.25Ca0.25)(Ca0.75REE0.25)Sr1.5(CaNa0.25REE0.25)(PO4)3F0.5(OH)0.5
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Koashva quarry, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Deloneite
Analysis Report - only: Deloneite