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Cafetite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Rasvumchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 0.6 × 0.5 cm
Description

Outstanding specimen of the extremely rare mineral cafetite on a contrasting matrix. This specimen is from one of the only three localities known worldwide.

Cafetite crystals of this quality are rarely seen in the mineral market.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cafetite

Formula: 
(Ca,Mg)(Fe,Al)2Ti4O12·4H2O
Strunz: 
4.FL.75
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Afrikanda Massif, Afrikanda, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

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