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Tsepinite-Na & Rhodochrosite

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Tsepinite-Na & Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.7 × 1.6 cm
Description

Very rare specimen of four tsepinite-Na (ref. mindat min-11013) crystals associated with rhodochrosite.  Collected by Gilles Haineault in 2000.  Ex-Gilles Haineault collection specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tsepinite-Na

Formula: 
Na2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·3H2O
Strunz: 
9.CE.30b
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Khibinpakhkchorr Mt., Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Rhodochrosite

Formula: 
MnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbánya), Cavnic (Kapnic; Kapnik), Maramureș Co., Romania

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