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Rare Earth Minerals

Tuesday, 19 April 2022 02:30 PM

Introducing the "Rare Earth Minerals" gallery which is part of our Special Edition galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including bastnasite-(ce), cerite-(la) , gadolinium oxide, lanthanite-(ce), luteium oxide, and samarskite-(y) and more from places like Mountain Pass mine, San Bernardino Co., California, United States, Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia, no locality, Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam, and Divinésia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Bastnasite-(Ce) - RS58164
Bastnasite-(Ce) - RS58164

Bastnasite-(Ce)

#RS58164
Locality
Mountain Pass mine, San Bernardino Co., California, United States 
Formula
CeCO3F 
Availability
Available
Price
$40.00
Size
2.8 x 2.9 x 3.3 cm - Miniature 
Tagged
carbonate , REE mineral  

Light pink segregations of Bastnasite-(Ce) in brown carbonate matrix.

The REE content of the Mountain Pass district was first discovered in 1949 by uranium prospectors. Mountain Pass is a massive carbonatite called the Sulfide Queen, which host the rare earth minerals. The typical ore contains 10-15% Bastnasite. It is the largest known mass of high-grade REE deposit in the USA. 

The first operator was Molycorp which ceased mining in 2002 when its permit expired. Molycorp had plans to reopen, but by 2105 they went bankrupt. The mine's new owner is MP Materials. In December of 2021 General Motors and MP Materials entered long-term supply agreement to supply rare earth magnet production in the U.S. In 2021 production of 42,413 metric tons represents highest annual primary rare earth production in U.S. history. In February of 2022 MP Materials secured Department of Defense contract to supply processed heavy rare earths. MP produces primarily neodymium and praseodymium for powerful magnets used in electric cars, windmill turbines, drones, robuts, and military jets. Please click here for a good video overview of Mountain Pass as operated by MP Materials.


Bastnasite-(Ce)

Formula
CeCO3F 
Crystal System
Hexagonal 
Crystal Habit
Prismatic, Massive - Granular 
Cleavage
Imperfect, Indistinct, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Greasy 
Color
yellow, reddish brown 
Streak
white 
Class
Hexagonal - Ditrigonal Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
4-5 
Collection
RC Stamberg Collection
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Cerite-(La) - BW58028
Cerite-(La) - BW58028

Cerite-(La)

with Ancylite-(Ce) - #BW58028
Locality
Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia 
Formula
(La,Ce,Ca)9(Fe,Ca,Mg)(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3 
Availability
Available
Price
$75.00
Size
4 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm - Miniature 
Tagged
REE mineral  
Special Info
Type Locality 

Cerite-(La) was renamed by the IMA in 2020 as Ferricerite. The Cerite occurs in a spongy mass as yellowish-tan granular crystals with reddish Ancylite. The white matrix is Natrolite.


Cerite-(La)

Formula
(La,Ce,Ca)9(Fe,Ca,Mg)(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Equant Grains, Rhombohedral Crystals 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
light yellow, pinkish brown 
Streak
white 
Class
Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
5 
Collection
Bill Wilson Collection
Special Info
Type Locality
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Gadolinium oxide - 58174
Gadolinium oxide - 58174

Gadolinium Oxide

#58174
Locality
no locality 
Formula
Gd2O3 
Availability
Available
Price
$75.00
Size
3.5 x 1 x 1 cm - Miniature 

Gadolinium was discovered in 1880 It is named after the mineral gadolinite of the is named after the Finnish chemist Johan Gadolin. Gadolinium is found in Gadolinite.

 


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Lanthanite-(Ce) - BW58031
Lanthanite-(Ce) - BW58031

Lanthanite-(Ce)

#BW58031
Locality
Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam 
Formula
Ce2(CO3)3·8H2O 
Availability
Available
Price
$75.00
Size
5.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Tagged
carbonate , REE mineral  

Granular reddish brown mass from a carbonatite deposit.


Lanthanite-(Ce)

Formula
Ce2(CO3)3·8H2O 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Platy 
Cleavage
Good, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
colorless 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Sectile 
Hardness
2.5 
Collection
Bill Wilson Collection
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Luteium oxide - 58180
Luteium oxide - 58180

Luteium Oxide

#58180
Locality
no locality 
Formula
Lu2O3 
Availability
Available
Price
$95.00
Size
3.5 x 1 x 1 cm - Miniature 
Tagged
REE mineral  

A small vial of luteium oxide. At presentg, there are no know minerals with the element Luteium in the composition.


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Samarskite-(Y) - RS58160
Samarskite-(Y) - RS58160

Samarskite-(Y)

with Columbite-Tantalite - #RS58160
Locality
Divinésia, Minas Gerais, Brazil 
Formula
(Y,Ce,U,Fe,Nb)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 
Availability
Available
Price
$175.00
Size
3 x 3 x 2 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
REE mineral  
Special Info
Radioactive!! 

Superb, terminated and well-formed crystal of rare Samarskite-(Y) with black Columite-Tantalite. Ytterbium may be found in Samarskite so a little 3.5cm vial of Ytterbium oxide is included.


Samarskite-(Y)

Formula
(Y,Ce,U,Fe,Nb)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Massive 
Cleavage
Imperfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Resinous 
Color
black, brownish, yellowish brown 
Streak
reddish brown 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
5-6 
Collection
RC Stamberg Collection
Special Info
Radioactive!!
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