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Kuzmenkoite-Mn

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Kuzmenkoite-Mn

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Locality: 
Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 1.9 × 1.2 cm
Description

This is a rare K-Mn-Ti silicate of labuntsovite group, from the Type Locality. It forms very nice, orange coloured prismatic crystals in altered murmanite. Very rich piece.

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Kuzmenkoite-Mn

Formula: 
K2Mn2+(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4·5-6H2O
Strunz: 
9.CE.30c
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Selsurt Mt (Flora Mt), Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...
Loranth Minerals

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