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Tazheranite & Geikielite

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Tazheranite & Geikielite

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Description
Locality: 
Tazheranskii Massif, Lake Baikal, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.6 × 1.7 cm
Description

Tazheranite orange crystals in matrix associated with numerous black/reddish crystals of Geikielite.

Ex. Rudolf Ďuďa collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tazheranite

Formula: 
(Zr,Ti,Ca)O2-x
Strunz: 
4.DL.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Tazheranskii Massif (Tazheran Massif), Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia...

Geikielite

Formula: 
MgTiO3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Rakwana, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka