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Lokkaite-(Y)

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Lokkaite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Mitsukoshi, Hizen-cho, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.8 × 1.8 cm
Description

Snow white lokkaite-Y, a rare earth carbonate, on matrix. Interesting sample!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lokkaite-(Y)

Formula: 
Ca(Y,Gd,Nd,Dy)4(CO3)7·9H2O
Strunz: 
5.CC.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Pyörönmaa pegmatite, Kangasala, Western and Inner Finland Region, Finland