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Samarskite-(Y)

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Samarskite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Ambatofotsikely Pegmatite, Betsohana, Mandoto, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 5.3 × 4 cm
Description

Dark brown samarskite-(Y) from Ambatofotsikely Pegmatite, Betsohana, Mandoto, Madagascar. Comes with an old Dr. F. Krantz label. 

 

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Samarskite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Y,Fe3+,Fe2+,U,Th,Ca)2(Nb,Ta)2O8
Strunz: 
4.DB.25
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Blyumovskaya Pit (Blum Pit; Pit No. 50), Ilmen Natural Reserve, Ilmen Mts, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia...