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Steenstrupine-(Ce) In Ussingite

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Steenstrupine-(Ce) In Ussingite

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Description
Locality: 
Umbozero Mine, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozero, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 3 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Description

A good specimen of black lustrous steenstrupine-(ce) crystals in massiv, deep pink-violet ussingite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Steenstrupine-(Ce)

Formula: 
Na14Mn2+2(Fe3+,Mn3+)2Ce6(Zr,Th)(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(HPO4)(OH)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.CK.20
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Kangerluarsuk Fjord (Kangerdluarssuq Fjord), Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

Ussingite

Formula: 
Na2AlSi3O8OH
Strunz: 
9.EH.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Kangerluarsuk Fjord (Kangerdluarssuq Fjord), Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

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