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Vuonnemite

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Vuonnemite

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Description
Locality: 
Shkatulka Pegmatite, Umbozero Mine, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 8.8 × 4.7 cm
Description

Massive vuonnemite crystal sheet on ussingite. Rich specimen!

References: Lapis, 4/97, Ivanjuk et al.; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vuonnemite

Formula: 
Na11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH)
Strunz: 
9.BE.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Vuonnemiok River Valley, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...