Mineral: Euxenite-(Y)
Locality: Antsirabé, Vakinankaratra Region, Madagascar
Dimensions: 7 x 7 x 12 cm

Description: Mass: 1420 g MIM number: 2261 Very well-formed loose crystal of metamict euxenite with a thin pale brown coating over an anthracite-black interior. It is unusual to find such a sharp crystal of this uncommon oxide in this size. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence; Publication: “Mineralogical Record, Jan-Feb 2022”

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