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Cafetite

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Cafetite

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Description
Locality: 
Rasvumchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Yellow-brownish spheres of cafetite. This mineral can only be found in two areas worldwide. Nice specimen for this rare species.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cafetite

Formula: 
(Ca,Mg)(Fe,Al)2Ti4O12·4H2O
Strunz: 
4.FL.75
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Afrikanda Massif, Afrikanda, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...