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Denisovite

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Description
Locality: 
Eveslogchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Greyish white fibrous denisovite with purple eudyalite on rocky matrix. Very rare species.

Mineral Data
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Denisovite

Formula: 
Ca2(K,Na)Si3O8(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.HA.85
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Eveslogchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...