Mineralpedia Details for Churchite-(Y)
Churchite-(Y)
- Formula
- YPO4ยท2H2O
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Platy, Acicular, Aggregates
- Cleavage
- Perfect, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous - Pearly
- Color
- colorless, gray, snow white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Monoclinic
- Fracture
- Conchoidal
- Hardness
- 3
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Churchite-(Y) from Ploskaya Mt, Western Keivy Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Biotite mica with a coating of fine white spherules of Churchite.
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Churchite-(Y) from Kelly Bank mine, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, United States
White hemispherical groups of fine acicular sprays to 1mm. This is a good specimen from an ancient American iron mine.
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