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Kovdorskite

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Kovdorskite

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Description
Locality: 
Zhelezny Rog, Anapa, Taman Peninsula, Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.7 × 8.8 × 8.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.60cm
Description

Excellent large but colourless kovdorskite crystals on matrix.

Kovdorskite is a magnesium phosphate.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kovdorskite

Formula: 
Mg2(PO4)(OH)·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.22
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine (Iron Mine), Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...