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Ussingite & Steenstrupine-(Ce)

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Ussingite & Steenstrupine-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 3.3 × 2.2 cm
Description

Violett ussingite in black steenstrupine-ce

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ussingite

Formula: 
Na2AlSi3O8OH
Strunz: 
9.EH.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Kangerluarsuk Fjord (Kangerdluarssuq Fjord), Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

Steenstrupine-(Ce)

Formula: 
Na14Mn2+2(Fe3+,Mn3+)2Ce6(Zr,Th)(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(HPO4)(OH)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.CK.20
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Kangerluarsuk Fjord (Kangerdluarssuq Fjord), Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland