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Ferrisepiolite

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Ferrisepiolite

IMA 2010-061
New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Ingichke Mine, Zirabulak Mountain, Samarkand Viloyati, Uzbekistan
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 0.8 × 0.2 cm
Description

This is a new phyllosilicate mineral species, the Fe3+ analogue of sepiolite from a new locality. It forms brown fibrous aggregates. It was approved in 2010.

Mineral Data
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Ferrisepiolite

Formula: 
(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4((Si,Fe3+)6O15)(O,OH)2·6H2O
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Saishitang Mine (Saishentang Mine; Sashitang Mine), Xinghai Co., Hainan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China
Loranth Minerals

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