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Thorite

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Thorite

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Løvøya, Langesundsfjorden, Porsgrunn, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.5 × 2 cm
Description

Massive black thorite, small orange coloured thorite var orangite crystals, red feldspar as well as light coloured mica compose this orange-redish coloured specimen from the type locality for thorite.

Mineral Data
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Thorite

Formula: 
(Th,U)SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AD.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
The Thorite Hole, Løvøya (Løvø; Lövö; Lövöe), Langesundsfjorden, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway

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