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Rhabdophane-(La)

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Rhabdophane-(La)

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Gakara, Bujumbura Rural Province, Burundi
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.3 × 0.7 cm
Description

Orange crystal aggregates of the rare Lanthanum mineral rhabdophane-(La) from Burundi.

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rhabdophane-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce)(PO4)·H2O
Strunz: 
8.CJ.45
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Scoville Mine, Salisbury District, Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA

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