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Unnamed (MSH UK-86) Zakharovite & Ussingite

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Unnamed (MSH UK-86) Zakharovite & Ussingite

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 1 cm
Description

Coppery sticks of uk 86 with yellow zackharovite flakes and pink ussingite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zakharovite

Formula: 
Na4Mn5Si10O24(OH)6·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.EE.65
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Ussingite

Formula: 
Na2AlSi3O8OH
Strunz: 
9.EH.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Kangerluarsuk Fjord (Kangerdluarssuq Fjord), Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland