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Vishnevite

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Vishnevite

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Description
Locality: 
Vishnevye Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4 × 2 cm
Description

Light blue massive vishnevite in matrix

Rich specimen from the type locality.

Mineral Data
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Vishnevite

Formula: 
(Na,K)8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,CO3)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.FB.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Kurochkin Log, Vishnevye Mts (Vishnyovye; Cherry), Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

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