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Escheite & Bastnäsite

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Escheite & Bastnäsite

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Description
Locality: 
Aris Quarry, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Description

Orange terminated crystals of escheite with spheres of bastnasite from Aris Quarries. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Escheite

Formula: 
Ca2NaMnTi5[Si12O34]O2(OH)3·12H2O
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Type Locality: 
Aris Quarry, Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia

Bastnäsite

Synonym Of: 

Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Bastnäsite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Bastnäsite-(Nd)

Formula: 
Nd(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Bastnäsite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Y,Ce)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5