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Unnamed (Sazhinite-related mineral I) Sazhinite & Ferroceladonite

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Unnamed (Sazhinite-related mineral I) Sazhinite & Ferroceladonite

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Description
Locality: 
Aris Quarry, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm
Description

Unnamed (Sazhinite-related mineral I) with ferroceladonite on sazhinite from Aris Quarries. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Unnamed (Sazhinite-related mineral I)

Formula: 
Na, La, Si, O, HWith minor Ce and trace Nd.
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Type Locality: 
Aris Quarry, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia

Sazhinite

Synonym Of: 

Sazhinite-(Ce)

Formula: 
Na3Ce[Si6O15]·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.30
Hardness: 
2.5

Sazhinite-(La)

Formula: 
Na3La[Si6O15]·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.30
Hardness: 
3.0

Ferroceladonite

Formula: 
K(Fe2+,Mg)(Fe3+,Al)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Hokonui Hills, South Island, New Zealand