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Andrianovite

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Andrianovite

IMA 2007-008
New Mineral type

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Locality: 
Koashva Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 0.6 × 0.9 cm
Description

Very rare new species of eudialyte group. This is a complex, Zr and Nb bearing silicate mineral, forms pale yellow crystals on dark aegirine matrix. Still a one locality mineral since the approval in 2007.

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Andrianovite

Formula: 
Na12(K,Sr,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,H2O,OH)5
Strunz: 
9.CO.10
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Koashva quarry, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...
Loranth Minerals

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