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Karnasurtite-(Ce)

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Karnasurtite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.5 × 1 cm
Description

Rare earth silicate mineral  karnarsurtite-Ce as yellow crystals in matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Karnasurtite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La,Th)(Ti,Nb)(Al,Fe)(Si2O7)(OH)4·3H2O
Strunz: 
9.BE.70
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Hackmanite Stock (Pegmatite No. 62), Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...