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Formula: Na(Na,Sr,Ce)2Ba(PO4)2
Anhydrous phosphate, strontium- and
cerium- bearing mineral
Crystal System: Trigonal
Specific gravity: 3.986 measured, 4.000 calculated
Hardness: 4 to 4½
Streak: White
Colour: Light green
Common impurities: Sr,La,Ce,Ca,K,Mn,Si
Mildly RADIOACTIVE
Environments
At the type locality, the Palitra pegmatite, Kedykverpakhk Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia,
bario-olgite occurs associated with vuonnemite,
villiaumite, ussingite,
sodalite, serandite,
natrosilite, manaksite,
chkalovite and aegirine
(Mindat).
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