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Catapleiite

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Catapleiite

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Description
Locality: 
Kovdor Phlogopite Mine, Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 3.4 × 3.2 cm
Description

Clusters of brown catapleiite blades

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Catapleiite

Formula: 
Na2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.CA.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Låven (Skådön; Lamö; Lamanskjaer), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway