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Samarskite-(Y) from Divino de Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Samarskite-(Y) from Divino de Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Samarskite-(Y) from Divino de Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 45264
Mineral:Samarskite-(Y)
Locality:Divino de Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Several prismatic samarskite-(Y) crystals with gray-brown metamict coating on the surfaces. On a few corners where the crystal is chipped unaltered black metallic samarskite-(Y) is visible. Radioactive.
Overall Size:30x18x11 mm
Crystals:25-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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