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Kamphaugite-(Y)

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Kamphaugite-(Y)

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Ploskaya Mountain, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 2.6 × 2.2 cm
Description

White aggregates of kamphaugite-y on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kamphaugite-(Y)

Formula: 
Ca(Y,REE)(CO3)2(OH)·H2O
Strunz: 
5.DC.10
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Hørtekollen, Sylling, Lier, Buskerud, Norway