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Davidite-(La)

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Davidite-(La)

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Description
Locality: 
Oryx Prospect, Chongwe district, Lusaka Province, Zambia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.6 × 1.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

two brown metallic, large davidite crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Davidite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38
Strunz: 
4.CC.40
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
6.0
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
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