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Aeschynite-(Y) & Anatase

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Aeschynite-(Y) & Anatase

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Locality: 
Miage Glacier, Veny Valley, Monte Bianco, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2 × 3 cm
Description

Beautiful association between tabular red crystal aeschynite-y and anatase from Mont Bianco

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

Anatase

Formula: 
TiO2
Strunz: 
4.DD.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
St Christophe-en-Oisans, Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France...

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