Mineral: Euxenite-(Y)
Locality: Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
Dimensions: 8.5 x 4.5 x 12 cm / main crystal: 11.6 cm.

Description: Mass: 539 g MIM number:1879 Two cream-colored crystals forming a V, well-formed for the species, and exhibiting altered surface condition due to the radioactivity of its components Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence Ex collection Jean Béhier (France)

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