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Pirssonite

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Pirssonite

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Description
Locality: 
Kirovskii Mine, Kukisvumchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2.8 × 2.3 cm
Description

Grey pirssonite crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pirssonite

Formula: 
Na2Ca(CO3)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
5.CB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA