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Kumtyubeite

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Kumtyubeite

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Description
Locality: 
Xenolith #1, Lakargi Mountain, Upper Chegem Caldera, Baksan Valley, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.01 × 0.01 × 0.01 cm
Description

A tiny mounted grain of Kumptyubeite from it's type locality.   Kumptyubeite is a new species as of 2008.   It is a silicate of calcium with fluorine known from just three localities worldwide.

Mineral Data
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Kumtyubeite

Formula: 
Ca5(SiO4)2F2
Strunz: 
9.AF.45
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Lakargi Mt., Verkhnechegemskaya caldera (Verkhni Chegem caldera; Upper Chegem caldera), Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia

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