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Dissakisite-(Ce)

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Dissakisite-(Ce)

Rare Mineral
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Trimouns, Luzenac, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3.2 × 3.4 cm
Description

Two fine and well defined crystals of rare dissakisite-(Ce) on a sod of sharp dolomite crystals. The brown and transparent dissakisite-(Ce) is sharp edged, high lustrous and excellent terminated. Most of these specimens are originally labeled as allanite-(Ce) but all of them seem to be dissakisite-(Ce). Specimen is not analysed.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dissakisite-(Ce)

Formula: 
{CaCe}{Al2Mg}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05b
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Balchen Mt, Sør Rondane Mts, Queen Maud Land (Dronning Maud Land), Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica
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