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Thorite

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Description
Locality: 
Ririwai Mines, Kano State, Nigeria
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.4 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm
Description

Thorite grains in capsula

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thorite

Formula: 
(Th,U)SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AD.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
The Thorite Hole, Løvøya (Løvø; Lövö; Lövöe), Langesundsfjorden, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway