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Khanneshite

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Khanneshite

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Description
Locality: 
N'orkpakhk Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 1.9 × 2.3 cm
Description

Yellow khanneshite with fluorite and pectolite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Khanneshite

Formula: 
(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Strunz: 
5.AC.30
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Central Khanneshin deposit, Khanneshin complex, Dushan District, Helmand Province (Hilmend Province; Hilmand Province), Afghanistan