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Bussyite-(Y) & Laverovite

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Bussyite-(Y) & Laverovite

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm
Description

Rare co-type locality specimen of stacked bussyite-(Y) (ref. mindat min-46442) crystals associated with the very rare type locality laverovite (ref. mindat min-53237).   Bussyite-(Y) and laverovite are unique to the Poudrette Quarry.  Collected by Gilles Haineault in 2004.  Ex-Gilles Haineault collection specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bussyite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Y,REE,Ca)3(Na,Ca)6MnSi8Be6(O,F,OH)34
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

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