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Cerite With Törnebohmite

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Cerite With Törnebohmite

Ex Dr F Krantz (Bonn, Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 3.9 × 3.3 cm
Description

Greenish-grey törnebohmite-(Ce) in cerite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cerite

Synonym Of: 

Cerite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,Ca)9(Mg,Fe)(SiO4)3(HSiO4)4(OH)3
Strunz: 
9.AG.20
Hardness: 
5.5

Cerite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce,Ca)9(Fe,Ca,Mg)(SiO4)3(HSiO4)4(OH)3
Strunz: 
9.AG.20
Hardness: 
5.0

Törnebohmite

Synonym Of: 

Törnebohmite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)2Al(SiO4)2(OH)
Strunz: 
9.AG.45
Hardness: 
4.5

Törnebohmite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce)2Al(SiO4)2(OH)
Strunz: 
9.AG.45
Hardness: 
4.5