Mineral description : Dollaseite-(Ce)

Grayish brown dollaseite with red norbergite in calcite. From Norberg.

Mineral class	Silicates : Soro silicate : Epidote group (Strunz 8/C1.3.1)
Chemical formula	CaCeMg24AlSi3O11(OH,F)2
Crystal system	Monoclinic.
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Color	Dark brown....
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Description
Occurance	In contact methamorphic limestone.
Associates	Norbergite, Tremolite, Calcite, Cerite.
Notes	Type locality : Östanmossa, Norberg. Found in 1927 but first analysed and described in 1988.
Locations	A rare mineral Östanmossa and Johannagruvan, Norberg. As dark brown aggregates in limestone.

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