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Parisite-(Ce) from
Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA


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Parisite-(Ce), etc.

Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Parisite-(Ce), etc.

Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Parisite-(Ce)

Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Parisite-(Ce)

Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
01279300017272013218850.jpg
Parisite-(Ce), etc.

Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Parisite-(Ce), etc.

Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Parisite-(Ce)

Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
02720140017363938046808.jpg
Parisite-(Ce)

Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
01279300017272013218850.jpg
Parisite-(Ce), etc.

Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
06267870017272013383058.jpg
Parisite-(Ce), etc.

Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
05745470017272013427025.jpg
Parisite-(Ce)

Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Parisite-(Ce)

Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Parisite-(Ce)
Formula:CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Comments:Occurs in pegmatite pipes in a riebeckite-aegirine-granite.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Aegirine
Anatase
Fluorite
Ilmenite
Microcline
Riebeckite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine2
Riebeckite1
Synchysite-(Ce)1
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Parisite-(Ce) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8406
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8406:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Parisite-(Ce)
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘGrants Mills, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
 
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