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Yttrotungstite-(Y)

#BAC62353

Yttrotungstite-(Y)

#BAC62353
Availability
Sold
Size
1.7 x 1.2 x 1 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
YW2O6(OH)3 (RRUFF)
Locality
Kramat Pulai mine, Kinta dist., Perak, Malaysia
Tagged
REE mineral , tungsten

The entire mass is Yttrotungstite-(Y) and is vuggy. Filling the vugs are a variety of habits of this very rare mineral including globular, smooth and spheroidal, and platy crystals. It is found only in Malaysa.

Type Locality

Yttrotungstite-(Y)

Formula
YW2O6(OH)3 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Earthy, Encrustations, Lath 
Cleavage
Good, Poor, None 
Luster
Earthy (Dull) 
Color
canary yellow, light yellow 
Streak
yellow white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection
Special Info
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