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Micheelsenite

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Micheelsenite

XRD analysed

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Description
Locality: 
Midtfjellet Quarry, Malerød, Larvik, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm
Description

XRD & SEM-EDS analysed micheelsenite crystals on matrix. 

Very rare!

This is the fourth find of this mineral, which is now confirmed by XRD analysis. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Micheelsenite

Formula: 
(Ca,Y)3Al(HPO4,CO3)(CO3)(OH)6·12H2O
Strunz: 
8.DO.30
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada