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Murmanite & Pectolite

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Murmanite & Pectolite

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Description
Locality: 
Koashva Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 2 × 1.7 cm
Description

Nice combination of murmanite and pectolite from Koashva. Murmanite is a Ti bearing silicate, occurs as lilac-brown lamellas with white fibrous pectolite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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...

Pectolite

Formula: 
NaCa2(HSi3O9)
Strunz: 
9.DG.05
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sano, Mori, Mt. Baldo, Lagarina Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-Südtirol), Italy
Loranth Minerals

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