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Sogdianite

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Sogdianite

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Description
Locality: 
Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Tien Shan Mountains, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 2 × 1.2 cm
Description

Deep purple crystalline masses of sogdianite from the type locality

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