Description
Detailed Description
This is a particularly sharp, lustrous crystal of xenotime-(Y). In excellent condition, minor edge wear and a contact at the base of the back side. A super xenotime-(Y) crystal.
About These Xenotime-(Y) Crystals
These crystals are superb for this species. They are a good size and, for xenotime-(Y) crystals of this size, they have excellent sharpness.
This locality – Novo Horizonte – produces the beautiful, world-famous, golden rutile specimens, often with lustrous black hematite crystals. The deposit is also known for its exceptional rutilated quartz specimens. However, in addition to these more common minerals, Novo Horizonte has produced some of the finest xenotime-(Y) crystals ever found anywhere. Xenotime-(Y) crystals of this size have not been produced consistently from the locality. There have been a couple of finds of this magnitude – this 2015 find was the first such find in many years.
