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Peatite-(Y) & Ramikite-(Y)

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Peatite-(Y) & Ramikite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Single crystal of peatite-y and ramikite-y on the matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Peatite-(Y)

Formula: 
Li4Na12Y12(PO4)12(CO3)4(F,OH)8
Hardness: 
3.0 - 0.0
Colour: 
Pale pink
Streak: 
White
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

Ramikite-(Y)

Formula: 
Li4(Na,Ca)12Y6Zr6(PO4)12(CO3)4O4[(OH),F]4
Hardness: 
3.0 - 0.0
Streak: 
White
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