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Bastnäsite

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Bastnäsite

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Description
Locality: 
Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2.1 × 2.1 cm
Description

Very rare in Baveno's quarries, this item shows some white, tiny, hexagonal crystals of bastnaesite on orthoclase and quartz, with chlorite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bastnäsite

Synonym Of: 

Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Bastnäsite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Bastnäsite-(Nd)

Formula: 
Nd(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Bastnäsite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Y,Ce)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5