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Britholite-(Y)

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Britholite-(Y)

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Drag, Tysfjord, Nordland, Norway
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.6 × 2.8 cm
Description

Orange glassy fragments of Ca-Y-silicate mineral britholite-(Y) in association with black allanite-(Ce) in yttrofluorite matrix.

Mineral Data
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Britholite-(Y)

Formula: 
Ca2(Y,Ca)3(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F)
Strunz: 
9.AH.25
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Abukuma range (Abukuma massif), Fukushima prefecture, Tohoku region, Honshu Island, Japan
Loranth Minerals

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