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Thorite Var Orangite

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Thorite Var Orangite

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Description
Locality: 
Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1 × 0.9 cm
Description

Crystalline piece of orangite, a less common thorite variety. It has a deep orange colour and resinous to waxy lustre that looks like a piece of caramel. Classic specimen.

Acquired by J.Sibtsen in 1975-77. Ex Jan Sibtsen #2884.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Orangite

Variety Of: 

Thorite

Formula: 
(Th,U)SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AD.30
Hardness: 
4.5
Hardness: 
0.0

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