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Elpidite

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Description
Locality: 
Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 4 × 3 cm
Description

White to beige elpidite crystals with a high luster and parallel growth of the filigrane subindividual to a larger fibrous group. 

Rich specimen from an old german systematic collection. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Elpidite

Formula: 
Na2ZrSi6O15·3H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.65
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0