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Sazykinaite-(Y)

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Sazykinaite-(Y)

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Koashva Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 2.5 × 1.8 cm
Description

Very good example of the rare sodium-yttrium-zirconium-silicate sazykinaite Y with lots of well-formed, light brown, typical rhombohedral crystals on the matrix.

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Sazykinaite-(Y)

Formula: 
Na5YZr[SiO3]6·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.DM.10
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Koashva quarry, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...
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