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Niveolanite & Thomasclarkite-(Y)

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Niveolanite & Thomasclarkite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.3 × 1.4 cm
Description

Sharp yellow crystal of thomasclarkite-y surrounded by niveolanite on the matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Niveolanite

Formula: 
NaBe(CO3)(OH)·2H2O
Strunz: 
5.DC.35
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Thomasclarkite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Na,Ce)(Y,REE)(HCO3)(OH)3·4H2O
Strunz: 
5.DC.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada