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Penkvilksite & Zorite

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Penkvilksite & Zorite

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Description
Locality: 
Yubileinaya Pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2 × 3.5 × 3 cm
Description

Cauliflower-like aggregate of penkvilksite, associated with beautiful light pink zorite-crystals from the type locality.

Rare !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Penkvilksite

Formula: 
Na4Ti2Si8O22·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.60
Hardness: 
5.0
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Yubileinaya pegmatite (Yubileinoye; Jubilejnaja), Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Zorite

Formula: 
Na8(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,O)5·14H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.45
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Colour: 
Rose-red
Type Locality: 
Yubileinaya pegmatite (Yubileinoye; Jubilejnaja), Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...