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Turkestanite

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Turkestanite

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Description
Locality: 
Alai Range, Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Two brown crude crystals (1 cm and 0.8 cm) of turkestanite on matrix.
 

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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