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Aeschynite-(Y)

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Aeschynite-(Y)

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Locality: 
Obersulzbach Valley, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.6 × 1.5 cm
Description

Uncommon REE bearing oxide mineral. Aeschynite-(Y) forms dark brown tabular crystal in association with mica and albite.

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
Loranth Minerals

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