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Gadolinite-(Y) & Hematite

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Gadolinite-(Y) & Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Nalps Valley, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 2.3 × 1.3 cm
Description

Colorless gadolinite crystal with hematite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gadolinite-(Y)

Formula: 
Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Strunz: 
9.AJ.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Ytterby, Resarö, Vaxholm, Uppland, Sweden

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0