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Cerite & Bastnäsite

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Cerite & Bastnäsite

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Description
Locality: 
Bastnäs Mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 1.7 × 1.6 cm
Description

Cerite and bastnaesite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cerite

Synonym Of: 

Cerite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,Ca)9(Mg,Fe)(SiO4)3(HSiO4)4(OH)3
Strunz: 
9.AG.20
Hardness: 
5.5

Cerite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce,Ca)9(Fe,Ca,Mg)(SiO4)3(HSiO4)4(OH)3
Strunz: 
9.AG.20
Hardness: 
5.0

Bastnäsite

Synonym Of: 

Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Bastnäsite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Bastnäsite-(Nd)

Formula: 
Nd(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Bastnäsite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Y,Ce)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5