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Davidite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Beqtau-Ata, Aktogay, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1 × 3.5 × 3 cm
Description

Large brown tabular aggregate of davidite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Davidite

Synonym Of: 

Davidite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38
Strunz: 
4.CC.40
Hardness: 
6.0

Davidite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38
Strunz: 
4.CC.40
Hardness: 
6.0

Gramaccioliite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe3+2(Ti,Fe3+)18O38
Strunz: 
4.CC.40
Hardness: 
6.0 - 0.0
Group Parent: 
Crichtonite Group