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Delhayelite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Delhayelite is an extremely rare mineral only know at a handful of localities. Very rarely offered for sale. This is a good specimen from Russia.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Delhayelite

Formula: 
(Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3·18H2O
Strunz: 
9.EB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Mt Shaheru, Mt Nyiragongo, Goma, Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
Peter Crozier Minerals