Description
Species: Samarskite-(Y)
Locality: Spinelli prospect, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Dimensions: 6.2 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm
Excellent cluster of elongated prismatic jet-black Samarskite-(Y) crystals in pegmatite matrix from the Spinelli prospect, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Collected 10-4-2008. Ex. Eric Quinter Collection. Rare!