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Loparite & Murmanite

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Loparite & Murmanite

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Description
Locality: 
Umbozero Mine, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozero, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

Rich piece with several hexahedral loparite crystals with good lustre in combination with murmanite and aegirine in matrix. Derives from the west shaft of the closed Umbozero Mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Loparite

Renamed To: 

Loparite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Na,Ce,Ca,Sr,Th)(Ti,Nb,Fe)O3
Strunz: 
4.CC.35
Hardness: 
5.5

Murmanite

Formula: 
Na2Ti2(Si2O7)O2·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.BE.27
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Chinglusuai River Valley, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...
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