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22 Mar 2024
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Mckelveyite group minerals – Part 4: Alicewilsonite-(YLa), Na2Sr2YLa(CO3)6  ⋅  3H2O, a new lanthanum-dominant species from the Paratoo mine, Australia

Inna Lykova, Ralph Rowe, Glenn Poirier, Henrik Friis, and Kate Helwig

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The first lanthanum-dominant mckelveyite group mineral, alicewilsonite-(YLa), Na2Sr2YLa(CO3)6∙3H2O, was found at the Paratoo copper mine, South Australia, Australia.
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