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Kamphaugite-(Y) & Grossular

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Kamphaugite-(Y) & Grossular

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Description
Locality: 
Hørtekollen Mine, Sylling, Lier, Viken, Norway
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.2 × 2.3 cm
Description

Crusty massive of kamphaugite Y on a matrix of crude helvine and grossular crystals from the type locality for kamphaugite Y

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kamphaugite-(Y)

Formula: 
Ca(Y,REE)(CO3)2(OH)·H2O
Strunz: 
5.DC.10
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Hørtekollen, Sylling, Lier, Buskerud, Norway

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Akhtaragda River mouth (Achtaragda River mouth), Vilyui River Basin (Vilui River Basin; Wilui River Basin), Sakha Republic (Saha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
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