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Fersmanite

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Locality: 
Labuntsov #1, Eveslogchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.3 × 0.4 cm
Description

Brown isolated crystal of the very rare mineral fersmanite in a contrasting matrix. Fersmanite is only known in 6 localities worldwide, being this specimen from the type locality.

Ex-Fersman Museum specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fersmanite

Formula: 
Ca4(Na,Ca)4(Ti,Nb)4(Si2O7)2O8F3
Strunz: 
9.BE.72
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Vein No. 1 of Labuntsov, 3rd left tributary of Vuonnemijok river (Astrophillytovyi stream), Eveslogchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

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