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Horváthite-(Y)

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Horváthite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.8 × 1.4 cm
Description

Tabular vitreous horváthite-(Y) from the type locality in well developed crystals. Named after the husband and wife Horváth for their significant contribution on the minerals from MSH. Rare combination of elements. 

Type locality!

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Horváthite-(Y)

Formula: 
NaY(CO3)F2
Strunz: 
5.BD.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
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