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Belovite-(Ce) & Zorite

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Belovite-(Ce) & Zorite

EDS conf. specimen no 20-03-13-l

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Description
Locality: 
Yubileinaya Pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.8 × 1.8 cm
Description

EDS conf. specimen no 20-03-13-l hosting greenish-blue belovite-Ce, pink zorite in cavities, yellow bornemanite and brown acicular raite.

Rare mineral. Analysis attached to the analysis tab. 

 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Belovite-(Ce)

Formula: 
NaCeSr3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Malyi Punkaruaiv Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Zorite

Formula: 
Na8(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,O)5·14H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.45
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Colour: 
Rose-red
Type Locality: 
Yubileinaya pegmatite (Yubileinoye; Jubilejnaja), Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Belovite-(Ce) & Zorite
Analysis Report - only: Belovite-(Ce) & Zorite