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Calzirtite

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Calzirtite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Tazheranskii Massif, Lake Baikal, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.4 × 1.6 cm
Description

Black calzirtite crystals very rich in white calcite matrix.

Ex Rheinländer collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calzirtite

Formula: 
CaZr3TiO9
Strunz: 
4.DL.10
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Gornoozerskii carbonatite complex (Gornoe Ozero), Aldan province, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia