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Tuliokite

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Locality: 
Kirovskii Mine, Kukisvumchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Brown crystals of the very rare thorium mineral tuliokite from the type and only known locality in Khibiny

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

Mineral Data
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Tuliokite

Formula: 
Na6BaTh(CO3)6·6H2O
Strunz: 
5.CB.50
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirovskii Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

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