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Ekanite

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Description
Locality: 
Okkampitiya, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.2 × 0.9 cm
Description

Greenish massive ekanite specimen. Ex J. Hyrsl. stock. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ekanite

Formula: 
(Ca,Fe2+,Pb)2(Th,U)[Si8O20]
Strunz: 
9.EA.10
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Ehiliyagoda (Ehaliyagoda; Ehelliyagoda), Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka