Tengerite-(Y) Mineral Gallery

Tengerite-(Y): Y2(CO3)3·2-3(H2O)

Comments: Pearly white platy tengerite-(Y) crystals in radial sprays to 2mm and fine layers on matrix. Partially replaced by an unidentified green mineral with bright blue centers that is probable decrespignyite-(Y).
Location: Paratoo Cu mine, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia. Scale: Overall: 4.5 x 1 x 4 cm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Tengerite-(Y): Y2(CO3)3·2-3(H2O)

Comments: White microcrystalline tengerite-(Y) seams on matrix.
Location: Evans-Lou Quarry, Quebec, Canada. Scale: Specimen Size 2x3 cm.
© Diederik Visser

Tengerite-(Y): Y2(CO3)3·2-3(H2O)

Comments: Pearly white platy tengerite-(Y) crystals in radial sprays to 2mm and fine layers on matrix. Partially replaced by an unidentified green mineral with bright blue centers that is probable decrespignyite-(Y).
Location: Paratoo Cu mine, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia. Scale: Overall: 4.5 x 1 x 4 cm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Tengerite-(Y): Y2(CO3)3·2-3(H2O)

Comments: White microcrystalline tengerite-(Y) seams on matrix.
Location: Evans-Lou Quarry, Quebec, Canada. Scale: Specimen Size 2x3 cm.
© Diederik Visser