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Churchite-(Y)

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Churchite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.8 × 0.5 cm
Description

Outstanding acicular white radial crystals of the rare yttrium phosphate mineral churchite-(Y).

Very nice under the microscope due to the contrast with the matrix. 
 

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

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