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Britholite-(Y)

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Britholite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Água de Pau Volcano, São Miguel Island, Azores District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Description

Group of elongated and thin britholite-(Y) crystals, much rarer than the britholite-(Ce).

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

Britholite-(Y)

Formula: 
Ca2(Y,Ca)3(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F)
Strunz: 
9.AH.25
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Abukuma range (Abukuma massif), Fukushima prefecture, Tohoku region, Honshu Island, Japan