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Thorite

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Description
Locality: 
Kemp Prospect, Cardiff Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.50cm
Description

Two inter-grown, complete, undamaged thorite crystals - 4.5 cm and 3.3 cm. Somewhat crudely crystalized, but with an unusual sharp three-prong growth pattern on the surface, identifying it as the "Mercedes of Thorites".

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

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