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Kimuraite-(Y) Tengerite-(Y) & Thalénite-(Y)

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Kimuraite-(Y) Tengerite-(Y) & Thalénite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Åskagen Quarry, Persberg, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.1 × 5.2 × 3 cm
Description

White kimuraite y and tengerite y on thalenite y

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kimuraite-(Y)

Formula: 
Ca(Y,Nd)2(CO3)4·6H2O
Strunz: 
5.CC.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Kirigo, Hizen-cho, Karatsu City (Higashi-Matsuura-gun), Saga Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan

Tengerite-(Y)

Formula: 
Y2(CO3)3·2-3H2O
Strunz: 
5.CC.10
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
White
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Ytterby, Resarö, Vaxholm, Uppland, Sweden