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Xenotime-(Y) & Quartz

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Xenotime-(Y) & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4.3 × 3.1 cm
Description

Two stunning textbook sharp gemmy golden xenotime y crystals with mirror lustre together with other smaller bright yellow xenotime y crystals on a matrix of crystallised quartz and feldspar.

Exceptional crystals for the species and locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Xenotime-(Y)

Formula: 
Y(PO4)
Strunz: 
8.AD.35
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Hidra (Hitterø), Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
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