Mineral: Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)
Locality: Trimouns Mine, Luzenac, Haute-Ariège, Foix, Ariège Department, Occitanie, France
Dimensions: 7 x 5.5 x 2 cm / main crystal: 2.0 cm

Description: Mass: 63 g MIM number:1884 Hexagonal rosette of well-formed translucent crystals on a matrix of white dolomite. The crystals show a color change ranging from yellow to brown-orange depending on the nature of the lighting. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence Ex collection Enrique Moës (Espagne)

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