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Kainosite-(Y)

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Kainosite-(Y)

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Locality: 
Seula Mine, Mount Camoscio, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

specimen with a wonderful bi-colour ( violet and yellowish) prismatic crystal of kaynosite-(Y) on matrix from personal collection Luigi Chiappino

For value the dimension of the crystals I remenber you that the photos of my specimens are taken at only 20/40 enlargement!

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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