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Kotoite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Solongo, Ozernoe Area, Buryatia Republic, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1 × 0.5 cm
Description

White crystal aggregates of kotoite, a rare magnesium borate mineral known from a few localities worldwide. Associated minerals are ludwigite and szaibelyite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kotoite

Formula: 
Mg3[BO3]2
Strunz: 
6.AA.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
North orebody (New orebody), Hol Kol Mine (Holgol; Suan; Namjong), Suan-gun, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea

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