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Thorite

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Description
Locality: 
Högsbo Quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 4.3 × 2.9 cm
Description

In my evaluation this specimen is wrong labeled as Columbite, it is most likely Thorite. Columbite from Sweden never came in this size. Thorite fit´s for habit as well for locality. The crystal is very large for the mineral, well developed all around and for Thorite in excellent quality. 

Mineral Data
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Thorite

Formula: 
(Th,U)SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AD.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
The Thorite Hole, Løvøya (Løvø; Lövö; Lövöe), Langesundsfjorden, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway

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