Brown grains of biraite-(Ce) of the first generation. Small size, light brown colour, transparency and replacement by hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) are charecteristic for this generation. Associating minerals are: black ferriallanite-(Ce), marine-green fibrous sodian actinolite, white strontian calcite, light-greenish apatite-like calcian strontianite, honey-yellow cordylite-(Ce) (at the upper part of the photo). FOV ~8x5 mm. Part of the holotype collected by A.A. Konev in 1998 on "Cordylite" vein. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
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