Petersenite-(Ce)

Light rosa to grey grains with nacaphite in matrix
Origin: Koashva Quarry, Chibiny, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Sample size: 0.9 x 1.5 cm
 

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Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
Glassy pink crystalline grains in mostly albite matrix, however containing aegerine and probably other minerals. This specimen was part of the author's study material. Confirmed by XRD
Origin: Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada (type locality)
Sample size: 7 x 6 x 3 cm
 

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Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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