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Clinophosinaite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsentral'nyi Mine, Rasvumchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.6 × 0.4 cm
Description

Pale pink, glassy crystalline masses of clinophosinaite on pectolite-aegirine matrix. Villiaumite veinlets have been washed away to show hints of crystallization. This extremely rare silicate-phosphate is exclusive of a handful of localities in the Khibiny massif, where it was discovered back in 1980.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Clinophosinaite

Formula: 
Na12(Ca,Sr)4(Si4O12)(PO4)4
Strunz: 
9.CF.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Koashva quarry, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

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Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps

Seller's terms and conditions

We offer rare minerals to systematic collectors worldwide, doing our best to ensure accurate identification and provide adequate information and pictures.

Through extensive field search and contacts with trusted sources, we manage to provide the best in newly found species and classic type-locality minerals. Should your item prove to be different we offer an immediate refund of purchase.

Items may be returned within 15 days of receipt, please note that return costs are at customer's expense. We will issue refund as soon as we receive the item in unaltered condition.

Preferred payment is via Paypal, please follow instructions at ceckout and make payment to: [email protected] . If you don't have a Paypal account you can as well pay with your credit card following instructions for non-Paypal users.

Alternatively we accept bank transfer to: Roberto Bracco - bank: Intesa Sanpaolo - via Paleocapa 134/R - 17100 Savona, Italy.

IBAN code: IT79P0306910600100000067863 SWIFT code: BCITITMM

Cash and checks not accepted.

To contact us and ask questions about items on sale, please e-mail to: [email protected]  - phone: +39.3381058295. Returned items should be sent to: Roberto Bracco, piazza Monticello 12/2, 17100 Savona, Italy