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Arisite & Sazhinite

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Arisite & Sazhinite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Aris Quarry, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

A very cute fan of white crystals of sazhinite together with a nice colorless, tabular, sharp crystal of arisite from its type locality.

Very good specimen.

 

Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arisite

Synonym Of: 

Arisite-(Ce)

Formula: 
NaCe2(CO3)3-xF2x+1
Strunz: 
5.BD.18
Hardness: 
0.0

Arisite-(La)

Formula: 
NaLa2(CO3)3-xF2x+1
Strunz: 
5.BD.18
Hardness: 
0.0

Sazhinite

Synonym Of: 

Sazhinite-(Ce)

Formula: 
Na3Ce[Si6O15]·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.30
Hardness: 
2.5

Sazhinite-(La)

Formula: 
Na3La[Si6O15]·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.30
Hardness: 
3.0

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