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Sazhinite & Erdite

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Sazhinite & Erdite

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.6 × 0.6 cm
Description

Thin flat rectangular crystals of sazhinite with erdite and uk 86.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sazhinite

Synonym Of: 

Sazhinite-(Ce)

Formula: 
Na3Ce[Si6O15]·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.30
Hardness: 
2.5

Sazhinite-(La)

Formula: 
Na3La[Si6O15]·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.30
Hardness: 
3.0

Erdite

Formula: 
NaFeS2·2H2O
Strunz: 
2.FD.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Coyote Peak, Coastal Range, Humboldt Co., California, USA