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Eudialyte

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Eudialyte

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Locality: 
Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 4 × 2.8 cm
Description

Sharp, lustrous, partially gemmy, carmine-red crystals of eudialyte aesthetically set on matrix on this excellent specimen from the famed Khibiny Massif of the Kola Peninsula, Russia.Ex Armin Wendland collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Eudialyte

Formula: 
Na15Ca6(Fe2+,Mn2+)3Zr3[Si25O73](O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2
Strunz: 
9.CO.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Kangerluarsuk Fjord (Kangerdluarssuq Fjord), Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland