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Sitinakite & Sazykinaite-(Y)

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Sitinakite & Sazykinaite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Specimen featuring a rich coverage of pearl white Sazykinaite-Y rombohedra, associated with tabular Sitinakite crystals.

Super rare combo from the type locality. It retains two labels from the D. Respino and S. Maggia collections.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sitinakite

Formula: 
KNa2Ti4(SiO4)2O5(OH)·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.AG.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Sazykinaite-(Y)

Formula: 
Na5YZr[SiO3]6·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.DM.10
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Koashva quarry, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

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