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Lanthanite-(Nd) & Kimuraite-(Y)

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Lanthanite-(Nd) & Kimuraite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Mitsukoshi, Hizen-cho, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.7 × 0.3 cm
Description

Pale pink, single crystal of lanthanite-(Nd) and fan of kimuraite-(Y) crystals. Nice sample.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lanthanite-(Nd)

Formula: 
(Nd,La)2(CO3)3·8H2O
Strunz: 
5.CC.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

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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