Xenotime-(Y) ex Obodda

Item Description

Xenotime (Y) is yttrium phosphate and is a minor accessory mineral in acidic and alkalic igneous rocks and pegmatites. Gemmy and lustrous, yellowish-tan prisms are aesthetically lined up on the granitic matrix on this rich, showy and excellent specimen from Zagi Mountain. The sharply terminated crystals are up to 1.2 cm. Ex Herb Obodda dealer stock and valued by him at $750, five or more years ago. He is the one who first brought these to market at the time