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Tsepinite-Na & Labuntsovite-Mn

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Tsepinite-Na & Labuntsovite-Mn

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Description
Locality: 
Aris Quarry, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 0.7 × 1 cm
Description

Combination of tsepinite-na and labuntsovite-mn crystals on the matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tsepinite-Na

Formula: 
Na2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·3H2O
Strunz: 
9.CE.30b
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Khibinpakhkchorr Mt., Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Labuntsovite-Mn

Formula: 
Na4K4(Ba,K)2Mn2+(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8·10-12H2O
Strunz: 
9.CE.30e
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Pegmatite No. 19, Kuftn'yun Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...