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Murmanite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.8 × 2.2 cm
Description

Rich specimen on pink-violet lamellar crystals of murmanite intergrown in matrix. Very nice old specimen

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Murmanite

Formula: 
Na2Ti2(Si2O7)O2·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.BE.27
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Chinglusuai River Valley, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...