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Murmanite

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Murmanite

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Description
Locality: 
Umbozero Mine, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozero, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4 × 6 × 4 cm
Description

Rich specimen on pink-violet lamellar crystals of murmanite up to 14 mm long in microcline matrix.

Mineral Data
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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...