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Kimuraite-(Y)

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Kimuraite-(Y)

ex Americo Urbinati collection
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Kirigo, Hizen-cho, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.3 × 2.5 cm
Description

white silky masses and crystals on matrix from its type locality

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kimuraite-(Y)

Formula: 
Ca(Y,Nd)2(CO3)4·6H2O
Strunz: 
5.CC.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Kirigo, Hizen-cho, Karatsu City (Higashi-Matsuura-gun), Saga Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan