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Tengerite-(Y) & Decrespignyite-(Y)

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Tengerite-(Y) & Decrespignyite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 7.9 × 2.7 cm
Description

The bright turquoise blue spheres of decrespignyite richly covering the display face of this specimen draws ones eyes away from the other rare species on this specimen; tengerite y. The tengerite occurs as pearly white lathes predominately unlaying the descrepignyite and with a little magnification add a nice contrast to the descrepignyite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tengerite-(Y)

Formula: 
Y2(CO3)3·2-3H2O
Strunz: 
5.CC.10
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
White
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Ytterby, Resarö, Vaxholm, Uppland, Sweden

Decrespignyite-(Y)

Formula: 
Cu(Y,REE)4(CO3)4(OH)5Cl·2H2O
Strunz: 
5.CC.35
Hardness: 
4.0 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Paratoo copper mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
Earthstones Australia

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