Gadolinite-(y) on Uraninite Pair with Secondary Alteration Minerals in Display Case
Size: 5.4 mm (largest dimension)
Weight: 460 Milligrams
Formula:Y2FeBe2Si2O10
Locality: Deer Park Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Gadolinite-(Y) is a rare and historically significant silicate mineral primarily sought after by advanced mineral collectors and those interested in rare-earth elements (REEs). It is famous for being the original source from which the element yttrium was first discovered by Finnish chemist Johan Gadolin in 1794.
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