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Kainosite-(Y)

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Kainosite-(Y)

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Locality: 
Hopffeldboden, Hopffeld, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.6 × 0.7 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small matrix specimen with a fantastic gem crystal of kainosite-Y on feldspar.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kainosite-(Y)

Formula: 
Ca2(Y,Ce)2(Si4O12)(CO3)·H2O
Strunz: 
9.CF.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Igletjødn feldspar quarry (Igletjern), Hæstad, Hidra (Hitterø), Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway

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