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Charoite & Tinaksite

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Charoite & Tinaksite

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Description
Locality: 
Murunskii Massif, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 2.2 × 0.6 cm
Weight: 
9.60gr
Description

Violet to deep lilac vitrous and silky Charoite polished cabochon with pinkish-brown masses of Tinaksite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Charoite

Formula: 
(K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4·~3H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.92
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Saha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Tinaksite

Formula: 
K2Na(Ca,Mn2+)2Ti[O|Si7O18(OH)]
Strunz: 
9.DG.75
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Saha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

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