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Thorbastnäsite

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Thorbastnäsite

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Description
Locality: 
Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Colfax County, New Mexico, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.2 × 0.7 cm
Description

Nice thorbastnäsite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thorbastnäsite

Formula: 
Th(Ca,Ce)(CO3)2F2·3H2O
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Colour: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
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