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Tikhonenkovite

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Tikhonenkovite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Karasug, Tannu-Ola Range, Tuva Republic, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm
Description

Outstanding white crystal group of the extremely rare strontium mineral tikhonenkovite from the type and only known locality worldwide in Russia.

Probably analyzed by the former owner of the specimen (the Vandenbroucke Museum), but the analysis is no longer available.

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

No duplicates available

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tikhonenkovite

Formula: 
Sr[AlF4(OH)(H2O)]
Strunz: 
3.CC.10
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Karasug REE-Sr-Ba-Fe-fluorite deposit, Tannu-Ola Range, Tuva Republic, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

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