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Fergusonite-(Y) Aenigmatite & Zircon

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Fergusonite-(Y) Aenigmatite & Zircon

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Lombadas, Ribeira Grande, São Miguel Island, Azores District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1 × 1.2 cm
Description

Nice combo!

Orange fergusonite-(Y) associated to elongated aenigmatite and white zircon.

Collected: 
2015
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fergusonite-(Y)

Formula: 
YNbO4
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Kangeq, Sermersoq Island, Kujalleq, Greenland

Aenigmatite

Formula: 
Na2Fe2+5Ti(Si6O18)O2
Strunz: 
9.DH.40
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Kangerluarsuk Fjord (Kangerdluarssuq Fjord), Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

Zircon

Formula: 
ZrSiO4
Strunz: 
9.AD.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White