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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Ex Dr F Krantz (Bonn, Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Andakatany, Manandriana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 3.7 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
5.30cm
Description

A big Bastnäsite-(Ce) crystal

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden