Gadolinite
Ytterby, Vaxholm, Sweden
FoV: 5 x 3 cm
Not a too good piece, but gadolinite from this historical Swedish quarry was the most important mineral for the discovery of most of the 10 different rare earth elements - four of which have names derived directly from the place itself: Yttrium, Terbium, Erbium, Ytterbium
the site: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3191.html (Author: kakov)
Dimensions: | 1600 x 1231 |
File size: | 351.26 kbytes |
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