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Cerite-(Ce)

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Cerite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3 × 3 cm
Description

Pink crystal aggregates of the rare cerium mineral cerite-(Ce) from the famous Bastnas deposit in Sweden.

Ex. Erich Laskowski collection

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cerite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,Ca)9(Mg,Fe)(SiO4)3(HSiO4)4(OH)3
Strunz: 
9.AG.20
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
St Görans Mine, Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden

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