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Yttrialite-(Y)

#BW58047
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Yttrialite-(Y) from Baringer Hill mine , Bluffton, Llano Co., Texas, United States - BW58047
Yttrialite-(Y) from Baringer Hill mine , Bluffton, Llano Co., Texas, United States - BW58047

Yttrialite-(Y)

#BW58047
Availability
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Size
4 x 3.5 x 2 cm - Miniature 
Formula
Y2Si2O7 (RRUFF)
Locality
Baringer Hill mine , Bluffton, Llano Co., Texas, United States
Tagged
REE mineral

A nodular mass with a yellowish core and outer reddish rim. The deposit was discovered in 1887 and is a fractionated or zoned pegmatite mined for Gadolinite. 

Yttrium was first recognized as a new element in 1794 by chemist Johan Gadolin. The element is used in alloys and in high-tech glass which is heat and shock resistant.

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Yttrialite-(Y)

Formula
Y2Si2O7 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Massive 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Color
green, orangish yellow 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Conchoidal 
Hardness
5-5.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Bill Wilson Collection
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