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Lovozerite & Raite

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Lovozerite & Raite

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Description
Locality: 
Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm
Description

Lovozerite and raite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lovozerite

Formula: 
Na2Ca(Zr,Ti)(Si6O12)[(OH)4O2]·H2O
Strunz: 
9.CJ.15a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Upper El'maraiok River (Elemaraik), Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Raite

Formula: 
Na4Mn2+3Ti0.25Si8O20(OH)2·10H2O
Strunz: 
9.EE.55
Hardness: 
3.0 - 0.0
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Yubileinaya pegmatite (Yubileinoye; Jubilejnaja), Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...