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Dingdaohengite-(Ce)

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Dingdaohengite-(Ce)

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Locality: 
Conca Cannas Quarry, Masullas, Oristano Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Reddish prismatic crystal of dingdaohengite-(Ce) in more vugs of the volcanic matrix, along with many light brown prismatic crystals of fluoro-edenite. Dingdaohengite is a rare mineral specie closely related to perrierite-(Ce), found in other 4 locality world wide. Personally found.  The material collected was analyzed.

 

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Dingdaohengite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)4Fe2+(Ti,Fe2+,Mg,Fe2+)2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
Strunz: 
9.BE.70
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Bayan Obo deposit (Bayun-Obo deposit; Baiyunebo deposit), Bayan Obo, Bayan Obo Mining District, Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

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