{"product_id":"fergusonite-y-j-g-gole-quarry-murchison-township-nipissing-district-ontario","title":"Fergusonite-(Y) — J.G. Gole Quarry, Murchison Township, Nipissing District, Ontario","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eA genuinely scarce Ontario radioactive mineral. Fergusonite-(Y), an yttrium-niobium-tantalum oxide, occurs only sparingly at the J.G. Gole Quarry — one of the classic granite pegmatite localities of the Grenville Province, where a rare-earth-rich dyke of white-to-grey plagioclase and glassy quartz has produced an unusually diverse rare-earth mineral suite, including fergusonite-(Y), euxenite-(Y), samarskite-(Y), and hellandite-(Y).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eAt this locality, fergusonite-(Y) forms as well-formed dipyramidal crystals, typically small — a crystal reaching 2 cm is considered an excellent find — with a dark brown to black, submetallic to resinous surface. Like most Y-group niobates, its crystal structure has been partially disordered by long-term self-irradiation from contained uranium and thorium, giving fine specimens a distinctive semi-vitreous, glassy character. This is genuine, well-formed Gole Quarry material representing one of the rarer species collectors can obtain from this historic Bancroft-area pegmatite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecies:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fergusonite-(Y), YNbO₄\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocality:\u003c\/strong\u003e J.G. Gole Quarry, Murchison Township, Nipissing District, Ontario\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRadioactivity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present — handle and store per standard radioactive mineral practice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. activity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rad Man Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54326784360732,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/5524\/1500\/files\/P7190260.jpg?v=1784591438","url":"https:\/\/radmanminerals.com\/products\/fergusonite-y-j-g-gole-quarry-murchison-township-nipissing-district-ontario","provider":"Rad Man Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}