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Arisite & Fluorite

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Arisite & Fluorite

Type Locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Aris Quarry, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.5 × 1 cm
Description

Nice colorless, hexagonal tabular, sharp crystal of arisite from its type locality with a pale-yellow fluorite cluster. Very cute.

 

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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

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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