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Khristovite-(Ce)

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Khristovite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Muzeinyi Valley, Inyl'chek Range, Issyk-Kul'skaya Oblast, Kyrgyzstan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1.2 × 0.8 cm
Description

Brownish khristovite-Ce in rhodonite. Extremely rare!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Khristovite-(Ce)

Formula: 
{CaCe}{MgAlMn2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)F
Strunz: 
9.BG.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Rhodonite occurrence, Muzeinyi Valley, Inyl'chek Range, Issyk-Kul'skaya Oblast, Kyrgyzstan...