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Iimoriite-(Y)

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Iimoriite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Åskagen Quarry, Persberg, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.1 × 1.6 cm
Description

Brownish pink masses of iimoriite-Y in matrix with Allanite-Nd

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Iimoriite-(Y)

Formula: 
Y2[SiO4][CO3]
Strunz: 
9.AH.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Colour: 
Buff-tan
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Suishoyama pegmatite (Suishouyama; Suisyoyama; Suishyoyama), Iizaka Village (Iisaka), Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan