Gadolinite-(y) Crystal Twin on Matrix
Weight: 27.8 Grams
Size: 48x32x22mm
Formula:Y2FeBe2Si2O10
Locality: Deer Park Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Gadolinite-(Y) is a rare and historically significant silicate mineral famous for being the original source from which the element yttrium was first discovered by Finnish chemist Johan Gadolin in 1794. Gadolinite-(y) contains 38% yttrium by mass.
Stabilized with Paraloid B-72, a commonly used consolidant in the preservation of flaky minerals and fossils. Stabilization ensures that the crystal's don't come lose from the matrix.
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