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Petersite-(Y)

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Petersite-(Y)

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Locality: 
Haiyama Quarry, Ishibe, Konan City, Shiga Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.5 × 0.3 cm
Description

Petersite- (Y) is an uncommon mineral. The locations reported on Mindat are about 7 or 8. This sample has very small, hexagonal prismatic crystals of green color which are visible at many magnifications. They are not well visible in the photo, because they do not stand out on the color of the chrysocolla background. They comes from a classic japanese locality.

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What's on the rock

Petersite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu6(PO4)3(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Laurel Hill (Snake Hill; Penitentiary Quarry), Secaucus, Hudson Co., New Jersey, USA

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