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Paratooite-(La) & Bastnäsite-(Ce)

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Paratooite-(La) & Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 2.4 × 0.9 cm
Description

A nice combination of these two rare minerals. Pale blue micro crystals of paratooite are scattered across the face of the matrix with a more concentrated area at one end. Here you will also find pale blue- green crystals of bastnasite-Ce.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Paratooite-(La)

Formula: 
(REE,Ca,Na,Sr)12Cu2(CO3)16
Strunz: 
5.AD.20
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Paratoo copper mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia

Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
Gondwana Minerals