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Joaquinite-(Ce)

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Joaquinite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
California State Gem Mine, San Benito County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.6 × 0.4 cm
Description

Orange brown joaquinite-(Ce) from the California State Gem mine, San Benito, CA, USA. 

Type locality. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Joaquinite-(Ce)

Formula: 
NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F)·H2O
Strunz: 
9.CE.25
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
California State Gem Mine (Dallas Gem Mine; Benitoite Mine; Benitoite Gem Mine; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA