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Horváthite-(Y)

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Horváthite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2 × 3 cm
Description

Rich specimen of clear to tan horvathite-y crystals on matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Horváthite-(Y)

Formula: 
NaY(CO3)F2
Strunz: 
5.BD.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada