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Synchysite-(Ce) Parisite-(Ce) & Bastnäsite-(Ce)

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Synchysite-(Ce) Parisite-(Ce) & Bastnäsite-(Ce)

ex. Prof. Heinrich Collection, Univ. Michigan

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Description
Locality: 
Tundulu, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.9 × 7.8 × 7 cm
Description

Synchysite, bastnaesite and parisite ce in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Synchysite-(Ce)

Formula: 
Ca(Ce,La)(CO3)2F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20c
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Narsaarsuk pegmatite (Narssârssuk pegmatite), Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku (Igaliko), Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

Parisite-(Ce)

Formula: 
Ca(Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2
Strunz: 
5.BD.20b
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Mun. de Muzo, Vasquez-Yacopí Mining District, Boyacá Department, Colombia

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