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Parisite-(La) & Bastnäsite-(La)

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Parisite-(La) & Bastnäsite-(La)

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Description
Locality: 
Mula Claim, Tapera, Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.3 × 1.6 cm
Description

Beige Parisite-(La) associated with bastnäsite-(La) from the Mula claim, Novo Horizonte, Brazil. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Parisite-(La)

Formula: 
CaLa2(CO3)3F2
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Type Locality: 
Mula claim, Tapera, Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil

Bastnäsite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit, Eastern Sayan, Sayan Mts, Tuva Republic, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia