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Formanite-(Y) & Thorogummite

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Formanite-(Y) & Thorogummite

SEM-EDS confirmed 19-06-23-I-15

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Description
Locality: 
Ytterby, Resarö, Vaxholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4 × 2.3 cm
Description

Brown SEM-EDS confirmed 19-06-23-I-15 formanite-Y associated with thorogumite. 

Rare mineral, analysis attached

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Formanite-(Y)

Formula: 
YTaO4
Strunz: 
7.GA.10
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal Usually metamict
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Cooglegong pegmatite field, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Formanite-(Y) & Thorogummite
Analysis Report - only: Formanite-(Y) & Thorogummite