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Hainite-(Y)

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Hainite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Hohe Hain Mountain, Jizerské Mountain, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2 × 1 cm
Description

Outstanding orange crystals of the very rare REE mineral hainite-(Y) from the type locality in Czech republic.

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection specimen, from Waregem, Belgium.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hainite-(Y)

Formula: 
Na2Ca4(Y,REE)Ti(Si2O7)2OF3
Strunz: 
8/C.12-15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5
Colour: 
Wine-yellow, honey-yellow; milk white, brownish, pale pink
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Hohe Hain Mountain, Liberec Region, Czech Republic

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