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Kimuraite-(Y)

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Kimuraite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Kirigo, Hizen-cho, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Three small specimens of the rare yttrium mineral kimuraite-(Y) from the type locality in Japan.

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

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