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Sazykinaite-(Y) & Sitinakite

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Sazykinaite-(Y) & Sitinakite

ex coll. J. Dobrzewski
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: 
3.3 × 2.2 × 1.6 cm
Description

Very rare sazykinaite-(y) from the type locality with other rare minerals. Most of those minerals are too small for me to photograph.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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...

Sitinakite

Formula: 
KNa2Ti4(SiO4)2O5(OH)·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.AG.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

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