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Synchysite-(Ce) Chamosite & Orthoclase

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Synchysite-(Ce) Chamosite & Orthoclase

José Luis Otero's collection

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Description
Locality: 
Porriño, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

Synchysite-CE, chamosite and orthoclase from Blok de Gal quarry, Porriño.

José Luis Otero’s collection (serial number 1106).

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

Chamosite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mg)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Haut de Cry, Chamoson, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Orthoclase

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White

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