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Vladimirite With Belovite-(Ce)

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Vladimirite With Belovite-(Ce)

ex Ring collection, Munich,Germany

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Description
Locality: 
Ightem Mine, Tansifite Caïdat, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 1.5 × 0.5 cm
Description

White vladimirite sprays up to 2 mm together with white botryoidal belovite-Ce. Vladimirite is an arsenate and belovite-Ce is a Sr-Ce phosphate. Both species are quite rare.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vladimirite

Formula: 
Ca4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.CJ.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit, Tuva Republic, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

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...

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