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Kainosite-(Y)

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Kainosite-(Y) from Bicroft mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada - BAC63051
Kainosite-(Y) from Bicroft mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada - BAC63051

Kainosite-(Y)

#BAC63051
Availability
Sold
Size
1.8 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Bicroft mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada
Tagged
carbonate , REE mineral

Bluish orthorhombic, dipyramidal, glassy crystal to 3.5mm.

Kainosite-(Y)

Formula
Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Prismatic, Wheat Sheaf 
Cleavage
Good, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Resinous 
Color
brown, colorless, green yellow, yellow, light yellow brown 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Uneven 
Hardness
5-6 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection
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