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Mosandrite

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Description
Locality: 
Kirovskii Mine, Kukisvumchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.3 × 6.5 × 1.9 cm
Description

Green mosandrite in matrix.

Rare silicate mineral containing Ca,Na,Ce,Ti, & Zr.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mosandrite

Formula: 
(◻,Ca,Na)3(Ca,REE)4Ti(Si2O7)2[H2O,OH,F]4·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BE.20
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Låven (Skådön; Lamö; Lamanskjaer), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway