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Kainosite-(Y) & Tengerite-(Y)

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Kainosite-(Y) & Tengerite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Kragerø, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.7 × 1.5 cm
Description

 Kainosite y and tengerite y in matrix

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

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