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Mushistonite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Mushiston Deposit, Kaznok Valley, Pendzhikent, Zeravshan Range, Sughd Region, Tajikistan
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

This is a Type Locality specimen of a rare copper-tin-hydroxide species mushistonite. it forms yellow-green masses in quartzite matrix. Mushistonite is oftenly a weathering product of kesterite.

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Mushistonite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn,Fe2+)[Sn(OH)6]
Strunz: 
4.FC.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Mushiston Deposit, Kaznok Valley, Pendzhikent (Penjikent; Panjakent), Zeravshan Range, Viloyati Sogd (Viloyati Sughd; Viloyati Khodzhent; Viloyati Leninabad), Tajikistan
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