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Tancaite-(Ce)

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Tancaite-(Ce)

Type Locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Punta de Su Seinargiu, Sarroch, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 1 × 0.5 cm
Description

Three small, deep orange red, pseudocubic, interpenetrating but well-formed crystals, stand out on white quartz matrix. The tancaite-(Ce) is the first molybdate REE discovered. It's a very rare species exclusive of this very small mining locality.

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Tancaite-(Ce)

Formula: 
FeCe(MoO4)3·3H2O
Strunz: 
7.GB.50
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Punta de Su Seinargiu (Su Senargiu), Sarroch, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy

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