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Shkatulkalite

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Shkatulkalite

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Locality: 
Shkatulka Pegmatite, Umbozero Mine, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.6 × 0.9 cm
Description

A rich example of pale-yellowish to snow-white scaly aggregates of shkatulkalite with strong pearly lustre on matrix from the type locality for the species. Associated with reddish crystals of manganoneptunite.

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Shkatulkalite

Formula: 
Na10Mn2+Ti3Nb3(Si2O7)6(OH)2F·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.BE.50
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Shkatulka pegmatite, Umbozero mine (Umbozerskii mine; Umba Mine), Alluaiv Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

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