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!
$220.00
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Species: Samarskite-(Y)
Locality: Ampangabé pegmatite, Miandrarivo, Faratsiho, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Size: 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm
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Species: Samarskite-(Y)
Locality: Spruce Pine Mining District, North Carolina, USA
Size: 5.1 x 2.9 x 2.0 cm
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Species: Samarskite-(Y)
Locality: Spinelli prospect, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Size: 4.7 x 1.8 x 3.7 cm, 82 grams
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Species: Columbite-(Fe), Samarskite-(Y)
Locality: Divinésia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 10 cm x 5 cm x 4.5 cm
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