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Britholite-(Y)

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Britholite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Keivy Mountains, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Description

Brown glassy britholite-(y) on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Britholite-(Y)

Formula: 
Ca2(Y,Ca)3(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F)
Strunz: 
9.AH.25
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Abukuma range (Abukuma massif), Fukushima prefecture, Tohoku region, Honshu Island, Japan