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Steenstrupine-(Ce)

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Steenstrupine-(Ce)

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Black rare steenstrupine.

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