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Rhabdophane-(Ce) & Bariopharmacosiderite

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Rhabdophane-(Ce) & Bariopharmacosiderite

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Description
Locality: 
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm
Description

Very nice association of orange bariopharmacosiderite cubes with prismatic rhabdophane-(Ce) on drusy quartz.

Acquired: 
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rhabdophane-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)(PO4)·H2O
Strunz: 
8.CJ.45
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Fowey Consols (incl. Wheal Treasure; Wheal Fortune; Wheal Chance), Tywardreath, St Austell District, Cornwall, England, UK

Bariopharmacosiderite

Formula: 
Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DK.10
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany