AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Norway > Aeschynite-(Y) var. Blomstrandine |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 52504 |
Mineral: | Aeschynite-(Y) var. Blomstrandine |
Locality: | Iveland, Setesdal (Saetersdalen), Aust-Agder, Norway |
Description: | Cleaved fragment of brown-black aeschynite-(Y). Originally named blomstrandine, this mineral species was renamed by the IMA in 1966 to aeschynite-(Y). The fresh surfaces have an oily luster. Radioactive Ex. Chas. W. Velte Jr. (1914-1987) |
Overall Size: | 23x13x5 mm |
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Archived: | For reference only |
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