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Gadolinite-(Y)

#BM40992

Gadolinite-(Y)

#BM40992
Availability
Sold
Size
3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Be2Fe2+Y2Si2O10 (RRUFF)
Locality
Hitterø, Vest-Agder, Norway
Tagged
beryllium

A dark brown to black, excellent, single crystal showing many faces. It is most likely the yttrium analog. Comes with an old Ward's label (prov. tab).

Gadolinite-(Y)

Formula
Be2Fe2+Y2Si2O10 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Massive, Crystalline - Poor, Prismatic 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Greasy 
Color
brown, green, green black, light green, black 
Streak
greenish gray 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Splintery 
Hardness
6.5-7 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
McConlogue Collection

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