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Churchite-(Y)

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Churchite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Maffei Mine, Nitzlbuch, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

Churchite y on matrix, from the type locality

Mineral Data
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Churchite-(Y)

Formula: 
Y(PO4)·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CJ.50
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Maffei Mine (Nitzelbuch Mine), Nitzlbuch (Nitzelbuch), Auerbach, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany