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Berthierine & Ancylite-(Ce)

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Berthierine & Ancylite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm
Description

Single crystals of berthierine with sprays of ancylite-ce scattered throughout the specimen. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Berthierine

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Strunz: 
9.ED.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic, Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Hayange, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France

Ancylite-(Ce)

Formula: 
SrCe(CO3)2(OH)·H2O
Strunz: 
5.DC.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Narsaarsuk pegmatite (Narssârssuk pegmatite), Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku (Igaliko), Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland