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Davidite

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Description

Several brownish-black crystals of davidite with minor chalcopyrite and pyrite from Swakopmund. Most likely from Rössing Mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Davidite

Synonym Of: 

Davidite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38
Strunz: 
4.CC.40
Hardness: 
6.0

Davidite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38
Strunz: 
4.CC.40
Hardness: 
6.0

Gramaccioliite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe3+2(Ti,Fe3+)18O38
Strunz: 
4.CC.40
Hardness: 
6.0 - 0.0
Group Parent: 
Crichtonite Group