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Bussyite-(Ce)

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Bussyite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.5 × 10.3 cm
Description

Small but very rich specimen of bussyite-ce on matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bussyite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,REE)3(Na,H2O)6MnSi9Be5(O,OH)30F4
Strunz: 
9.EA.80
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada