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Churchite-(Y) - Maffei Mine ,Auerbach, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany (Type Locality) (#:MINS9048)

Nice whitish sprays of Churchite-(Y) up to 1.5 mm richly set on limonitic matrix from the TL.Churchite-(Y) is a rare hydrated yttrium phosphate, a member of the Gypsum Supergroup.

Formula :
(Y,Er,La)[PO4] * 2 H2O

System: monoclinic Hardness:3 Rarity:rare
Strunz id:VII/C.25-30 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES and VANADATES
Name origin: After the English chemist Arthur Herbert Church (1834-1915).

Specimen weight:103 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1.5 mm
Overall size: 60mm x 45 mm x 27 mm

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Churchite-(Y) - Maffei Mine ,Auerbach, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany (Type Locality)

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