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Parisite-(Ce) & Arfvedsonite

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Parisite-(Ce) & Arfvedsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.4 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

A single, perfect crystal of parisite-Ce on orthoclase with black arfedsonite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Parisite-(Ce)

Formula: 
Ca(Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2
Strunz: 
5.BD.20b
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Mun. de Muzo, Vasquez-Yacopí Mining District, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Arfvedsonite

Formula: 
[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.25
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Kangerluarsuk Fjord (Kangerdluarssuq Fjord), Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland