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Bastnasite-(Ce)

#PD34285
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Bastnasite-(Ce) from Mountain Pass mine, San Bernardino Co., California, United States - PD34285
Bastnasite-(Ce) from Mountain Pass mine, San Bernardino Co., California, United States - PD34285

Bastnasite-(Ce)

#PD34285
Availability
Sold
Size
5 x 4 x 4.5 cm - Miniature 
Formula
CeCO3F (RRUFF)
Locality
Mountain Pass mine, San Bernardino Co., California, United States
Tagged
carbonate , REE mineral

This was the main ore and source rock for the major REE elements mined at Mountain Pass. The specimen comes with a small vial of Bastnasite ore.

Bastnasite-(Ce)

Formula
CeCO3F 
Crystal System
Hexagonal 
Crystal Habit
Prismatic, Massive - Granular 
Cleavage
Imperfect, Indistinct, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Greasy 
Color
yellow, reddish brown 
Streak
white 
Class
Hexagonal - Ditrigonal Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
4-5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Don Phillips Collection
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