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Gadolinite-(Y)

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Gadolinite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Høydalen, Tørdal, Drangedal, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 6.4 × 5.5 cm
Description

The Høydalen lithium pegmatite near Tørdal is known for a number of rare mineral species. Here we have an approx. 1.6 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm gadolinite Y crystal embedded in white albite and surrounded by a narrow, brown coloured rim of bastnäsite. Collected in 1984.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gadolinite-(Y)

Formula: 
Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Strunz: 
9.AJ.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Ytterby, Resarö, Vaxholm, Uppland, Sweden

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