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Sogdianite & Hydroxycalciopyrochlore

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Sogdianite & Hydroxycalciopyrochlore

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Description
Locality: 
Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Tien Shan Mountains, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 0.9 × 0.5 cm
Description

Nice specimen of very rare (three location only) pale pink Sogdianit - only mineral with dominant K, Li and Zr, with dark, octahedral crystals of  U- & Ti- rich Hydroxycalciopyrochlore from Type Locality. Analysed!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sogdianite

Formula: 
K(□,Na)2Li3(Zr,Fe,Ti)2[Si12O30]
Strunz: 
9.CM.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Type Locality: 
Darai-Pioz Glacier (Dara-i-Pioz; Dara-Pioz), Alai Range (Alayskiy), Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Hydroxycalciopyrochlore

Formula: 
(Ca,Na,U,□)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Maoniuping Mine, Mianning Co., Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China

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