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Aeschynite-(Y)

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Aeschynite-(Y)

Ex. Alv Robstad Collection
Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Mølland Quarries, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 5.2 × 1.8 cm
Weight: 
61.00gr
Description

Excellent specimen of well-formed Aeschynite-(Y) crystals in feldspar matrix from the world's most important locality for this unusual REE mineral, the Mølland Quarries, Iveland, Norway. Rare!! 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aeschynite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Y,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Strunz: 
4.DF.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Urstad Feldspar Mine, Hidra (Hitterø), Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway

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