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Petersite-(Y)

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Petersite-(Y)

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Locality: 
Sa Duchessa Mine, Oridda, Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm
Description

specimen with some beautiful tufts of yellow-green needles of petersite-(Y) on matrix.

c. 999

Mineral Data
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Petersite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu6(PO4)3(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Laurel Hill (Snake Hill; Penitentiary Quarry), Secaucus, Hudson Co., New Jersey, USA

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