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Aeschynite-(Y) & Synchysite-(Ce)

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Aeschynite-(Y) & Synchysite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Oberschrammach Glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 1.7 × 0.8 cm
Description

A cute sample with two classic alpine species together. Prismatic/tabular, well formed, dark brown crystal of aeschynite-(Y) and very nice single crystal of pink-orange synchysite-(Ce). Very good specimen, perfect shape! 

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aeschynite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Y,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Strunz: 
4.DF.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Urstad Feldspar Mine, Hidra (Hitterø), Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway

Synchysite-(Ce)

Formula: 
Ca(Ce,La)(CO3)2F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20c
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Narsaarsuk pegmatite (Narssârssuk pegmatite), Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku (Igaliko), Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

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