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Sorosite & Unnamed

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Sorosite & Unnamed

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.6 × 0.6 cm
Description

Polished section of sorosite and an unnamed mineral(comes with documentation Prof. Rudashesvsky, SEM/X-ray)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sorosite

Formula: 
Cu1+x(Sn,Sb), where 0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.2
Strunz: 
1.AC.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Baimka placer deposit, Aluchinskii Massif (Aluchin horst), Baimka River, Bol'shoi Anyui River Basin, Kolyma area, Chukotskii Autonomous Okrug, Far-Eastern Region, Russia...