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Thorianite & Tremolite

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Thorianite & Tremolite

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Description
Locality: 
Millar's Mine, Monmouth Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2.5 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Description

This is a cluster of sharp and shiny crystals of thorianite to 7.0 mm on a matrix of tremolite from a new find at the Millar Mine. Some of the corners of the crystals are very slightly modified by the octahedron, however one corner on the largest crystal is broken off. The identity of the species has been confirmed by EDS and XRD.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thorianite

Formula: 
ThO2
Strunz: 
4.DL.05
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Balangoda, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

Tremolite

Formula: 
☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland

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