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Wadeite & Umbite

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Wadeite & Umbite

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Description
Locality: 
Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm
Description

Nice umbite and wadeite on matrix in capsula

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wadeite

Formula: 
K2Zr(Si3O9)
Strunz: 
9.CA.10
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Walgidee Hills lamproite, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Umbite

Formula: 
K2(Zr,Ti)Si3O9·H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Vuonnemiok River Valley, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...