| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Kainosite-(Y) |
| Formula: | Ca2(Y,Ce)2(Si4O12)(CO3) · H2O |
| Comments: | Occurred in a one-time find where ankerite veins intersected a pegmatite containing large (to 25cm) crude allanite crystals. Vein fluids apparently reacted with K-Feldpsar in the pegmatite, forming crystalline muscovite with sparse kainsoite crystals. |
| Habit: | Prismatic crystals to 18mm. Typical aspect ratio 5:1 |
| Colour: | Light brown, sometimes with faint iridescent coating. |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
| Analysis Reference: | K. Wood |
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| Muscovite | β3 photos of Kainosite-(Y) associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Kainosite-(Y) data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Martin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39916 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39916:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a708b9f6-35a8-46df-aeaa-97a71f12400b |
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Martin Marietta Quarry, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA