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Paratooite La Kamphaugite Y & Bastnäsite-(Ce)

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Paratooite La Kamphaugite Y & Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

A great combination specimen combining these rare earth minerals from the Paratoo Coper Mine - pale blue sprays of paratooite-La, white hemispheres of kamphaugite-Y with bluish green bastnasite-Ce. A spray of green acicular malachite adds a colourful accent.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La)(CO3)F
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
Gondwana Minerals