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Zorite & Mountainite

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Description
Locality: 
Yubileinaya Pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 5.3 × 3.2 cm
Description

You are bidding on a large and very rich, aesthetic sample with a large cavity system hosting beautiful pink radiating zorite. There is a large cavity of white mountainite needles on the side and sprays of raite spread about as well. Very good and pretty sample of this species. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zorite

Formula: 
Na8(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,O)5·14H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.45
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Colour: 
Rose-red
Type Locality: 
Yubileinaya pegmatite (Yubileinoye; Jubilejnaja), Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Mountainite

Formula: 
KNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)]·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.GG.10
Hardness: 
3.0
Colour: 
white
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Bultfontein, Lejweleputswa District, Free State Province, South Africa

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