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Donnayite-(Y) from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Type Locality for Donnayite-(Y))

 
Donnayite-(Y) from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Type Locality for Donnayite-(Y))

Donnayite-(Y) from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Type Locality for Donnayite-(Y))

Donnayite-(Y) from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Type Locality for Donnayite-(Y))

DESCRIPTION:No. 63257
Mineral:Donnayite-(Y)
Locality:Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Type Locality for Donnayite-(Y))
Description:Lustrous translucent gray tapered pseudo-hexagonal donnayite-(Y) crystals to 8 mm long on light-colored translucent (albite?) matrix. The donnayite-(Y) crystals are quite large for the species.
Overall Size:19x15x11 mm
Crystals:5-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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