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Aeschynite-(Ce)

Mineral:

Aeschynite-(Ce): (Ce,Ca,Fe)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6

Comments:

Prismatic crystals of Aeschynite-(Ce). Crystals were mined in 1911-1912 during works of Alexandr E. Fersman's Radium Expedition on the mine. Measured radioactivity is 183 µR/h.

Location:

Blyumovskaya Pit (Blum Pit; Pit No. 50), Ilmen Natural Reserve, Ilmen Mts, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia.

Scale:

Largest crystal size is 28x16x8 mm.

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