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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Mountain Pass Mine, Mountain Pass, San Bernardino County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.4 × 1.3 cm
Description

Massive pink bastnaesite-(ce), rich in matrix.   Despite the enormous production of this mine, specimens are very scarce on the market.   

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden

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