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Natrite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

White natrite crystals on matrix from Russia.

Although it is a mineral of simple and common chemistry, natrite is very rarely seen in the mineral market

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Natrite

Formula: 
Na2CO3
Strunz: 
5.AA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Olenii Creek (Olenii Ruchei; Oleny Ruchei), Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

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