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Kainosite-(Y)

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Kainosite-(Y)

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Locality: 
North Burgess Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 0.9 × 1 cm
Description

You are bidding on a fine micromount of Kainosite-Y from this little known Canadian locale. Several groups of gentle pink, sharp kainosite-Y crystals line a seam on top of the rock. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kainosite-(Y)

Formula: 
Ca2(Y,Ce)2(Si4O12)(CO3)·H2O
Strunz: 
9.CF.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Igletjødn feldspar quarry (Igletjern), Hæstad, Hidra (Hitterø), Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway

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