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Zirsilite-(Ce)

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Zirsilite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Sagåsen Quarry, Mørje, Porsgrunn, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3.3 × 3.2 cm
Description

A 2 x 2 cm zone with yellowish/orange zirsilite-(Ce) on feldspar with some nepheline and aegirine from the Langesundsfjord/Larvikite Region in Southern Norway.

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Zirsilite-(Ce)

Formula: 
Na11-12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si19O55)(Si3O9)2(CO3)(OH)3·H2O
Strunz: 
9.CO.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 0.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Darai-Pioz Glacier (Dara-i-Pioz; Dara-Pioz), Alai Range (Alayskiy), Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

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