Large, quite rich specimen of waxy black samarskite-(Y) from the Deep Creek No. 1 mine, Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina, USA. Measures ~70,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Great example of this unusual rare earth element mineral from a classic and quite unusual North Carolina locality! Rare!
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Species: Samarskite-(Y)
Locality: Spinelli prospect, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Size: 1.2 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm
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Species: Samarskite-(Y)
Locality: Spinelli prospect, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Size: 7.5 cm x 6.3 cm x 4.5 cm, 426 grams
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Species: Samarskite-(Y)
Locality: Black Cloud Pegmatite, Divide, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Size: 8.2 x 6.2 x 3.4 cm
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Species: Samarskite-(Y)
Locality: Spinelli prospect, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Size: 6.8 x 4.0 x 7.4 cm, 156 grams
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