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Kainosite-(Y)

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Kainosite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Castle Mine, Haultain Township, Gowganda, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.5 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

A very rare species for the mining camp, this is a group of two crude crystals of kainosite-Y in calcite. The largest crystal measures 3.0 mm. Similar specimens from this locality were confirmed by XRD by George Robinson when he worked for the National Museum of Canada.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kainosite-(Y)

Formula: 
Ca2(Y,Ce)2(Si4O12)(CO3)·H2O
Strunz: 
9.CF.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Igletjødn feldspar quarry (Igletjern), Hæstad, Hidra (Hitterø), Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway

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