LithoCat

MineralGadolinite-(Y)
FormulaY2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Crystal FormMonoclinic/Prismatic [2/m]
ColorBlack, Greenish-black, Brown, Grass-green to Olive-green in thin fragments
Density4.4 – 4.8 g/cm3
DiaphaneityOpaque, nearly transparent in thin fragments
FractureSplintery, Conchoidal
Hardness6.5 - 7.0
LustreVitreous, Greasy
StreakGreenish gray
Type Loc.Ytterby, Resarö, Vaxholm, Uppland, Sweden
Dana 8 Class54.2.1b.3
Strunz Class8/B.29-50
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ID375