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Håleniusite-(La) & Cerite-(Ce)

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Håleniusite-(La) & Cerite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2 × 1.4 cm
Description

Yellow masses of the rare lanthanum-cerium-oxyfluoride haleniusite La associated with pink crystalline masses of cerite Ce on matrix.
From the Type Locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Håleniusite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce)OF
Strunz: 
3.DE.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden

Cerite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,Ca)9(Mg,Fe)(SiO4)3(HSiO4)4(OH)3
Strunz: 
9.AG.20
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
St Görans Mine, Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
Cartils Minerals

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