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Shuiskite & Uvarovite

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Shuiskite & Uvarovite

ex Americo Urbinati collection

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Description
Locality: 
Saranovskii Mine, Saranovskaya, Gorozavodskii, Perm Krai, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 2.1 × 1 cm
Description

grey elongated crystals of shuiskite with emerald green uvarovite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Shuiskite

Formula: 
Ca2(Mg,Al)(Cr,Al)2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.BG.20
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Biserskoye Cr deposit (Biserskii Zavod; Bissersky), Laki Railway Station, Gornozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

Uvarovite

Formula: 
Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...