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Turkestanite

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Turkestanite

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Locality: 
Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small specimen with an elongated rectangular turkestanite crystal cutting through the matrix. A rare locality for this thorium bearing species.

Mineral Data
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Turkestanite

Formula: 
(K,◻)(Ca,Na)2(Th,U)[Si8O20
Strunz: 
9.CH.10
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Darai-Pioz Glacier (Dara-i-Pioz; Dara-Pioz), Alai Range (Alayskiy), Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

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