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Västmanlandite-(Ce) & Fluorbritholite-(Ce)

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Västmanlandite-(Ce) & Fluorbritholite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Malmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.3 × 6 × 4 cm
Description

Västmanlandite ce and fluorbritholite ce in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Västmanlandite-(Ce)

Formula: 
Ca(Ce,La)3Al2Mg2(Si2O7)(SiO4)3(OH)2F
Strunz: 
9.BG.55
Hardness: 
6.0 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Malmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland, Sweden

Fluorbritholite-(Ce)

Formula: 
Ca2(Ce,Ca)3(SiO4,PO4)3(F,OH)
Strunz: 
9.AH.25
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada