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Olkhonskite

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Olkhonskite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Ol'khonskiye Vorota Strait, Lake Baikal, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.6 × 0.6 cm
Description

Polished section of olkhonskite (documentation Prof. Rudashesvsky, SEM/X-ray)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Olkhonskite

Formula: 
(Cr,V)2Ti3O9
Strunz: 
4.CB.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
8.0
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Ol'khonskiye Vorota Strait (Olkhon Gate), Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia...