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Lorenzenite

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Lorenzenite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Selsurt Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 5.4 × 3.1 cm
Description

Rare lorenzenite set on matrix. The crystal is sharp terminated, end-pointed and glossy. The locality is famous for world´s best lorezenite and this piece is really a representive specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lorenzenite

Formula: 
Na2Ti2(Si2O6)O3
Strunz: 
9.DB.10
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Narsaarsuk pegmatite (Narssârssuk pegmatite), Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku (Igaliko), Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland