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TitleParisite on galena
DescriptionParisite is one of the few rare-earth carbonate minerals. It has formula Ca(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)3F2 (calcium cerium lanthanum neodymium carbonate fluoride). It is typically white to clear but may also be various shades of yellow and brown. In this 3 cm wide specimen, white-gray translucent parisite has grown on silver-gray galena (PbS). Parisite is a significant rare-earth ore mineral at the bastnaesite mines of Mountain Pass, California, where this sample comes from.
LocationUSA ▹ California
PhotographerDarla Sondrol. 2001-06-20.
CollectionUniversity of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #758.
Key wordsparisite, galena, California
Tech details550 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens.
GeoDIL number822