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Turkestanite & Baratovite & Miserite

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Turkestanite & Baratovite & Miserite

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Description
Locality: 
Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Tien Shan Mountains, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

Large green ingrown turkestanite crystal in microcline, with pearly baratovite, and pink miserite.
Very good quality of this species!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Turkestanite

Formula: 
(K,◻)(Ca,Na)2(Th,U)[Si8O20
Strunz: 
9.CH.10
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Darai-Pioz Glacier (Dara-i-Pioz; Dara-Pioz), Alai Range (Alayskiy), Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Baratovite

Formula: 
KCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2
Strunz: 
9.CJ.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Darai-Pioz Glacier (Dara-i-Pioz; Dara-Pioz), Alai Range (Alayskiy), Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Miserite

Formula: 
K(Ca,Ce)4Si5O13(OH)3
Strunz: 
9.DG.85
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Colour: 
Pink
Type Locality: 
North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland Co., Arkansas, USA

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