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Aeschynite-(Y)

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Aeschynite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Furka Basis Tunnel East Section, Realp, Urseren, Uri, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.6 × 1.2 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with an exceptional, sharp, reddish-brown prism of aeschynite-Y in a vug in aplite. The crystal is doubly terminated, and with careful trimming the full crystal could be exposed. Very nice!

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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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