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Thorite

ex. Collection Emile Bertrand (Paris/France)

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Description
Locality: 
Breivik, Sørøya, Hasvik, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 4.3 × 2.5 cm
Description

Thorite crystal on matrix from the old collection of the french mineralogyst emile bertrand (1844-1909)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thorite

Formula: 
(Th,U)SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AD.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
The Thorite Hole, Løvøya (Løvø; Lövö; Lövöe), Langesundsfjorden, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway