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Miserite

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Description
Locality: 
Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Tien Shan Mountains, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 1.9 × 1.3 cm
Description

Pink miserite from the Dara-i-Pioz glacier, Tajikistan, Russia. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Miserite

Formula: 
K(Ca,Ce)4Si5O13(OH)3
Strunz: 
9.DG.85
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Colour: 
Pink
Type Locality: 
North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland Co., Arkansas, USA