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Håleniusite-(La) Cerite-(Ce) & Törnebohmite-(Ce)

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Håleniusite-(La) Cerite-(Ce) & Törnebohmite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.8 × 1.6 cm
Description

Very rare (single valid location!!!) yellow, earthy Håleniusite-(La) on Cerite-(Ce)-Törnebohmite-(Ce) skarn, possibly with some Ferriallanite-(Ce). Type Locality for all three minerals! Analysed!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Håleniusite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce)OF
Strunz: 
3.DE.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden

Cerite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,Ca)9(Mg,Fe)(SiO4)3(HSiO4)4(OH)3
Strunz: 
9.AG.20
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
St Görans Mine, Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden

Törnebohmite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)2Al(SiO4)2(OH)
Strunz: 
9.AG.45
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden

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