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Lanthanite-(La)

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Lanthanite-(La)

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Description
Locality: 
Ueberroth Mine, Friedensville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.3 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with rare lanthanite-La crystals on a small bit of matrix from this obscure Pennsylvania locality. Originally collected by George W. Fiss in 1899! From the R.A. Fitton collection. Rare and hard to find! 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lanthanite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce)2(CO3)3·8H2O
Strunz: 
5.CC.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden

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