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Zorite & Raite

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Description
Locality: 
Yubileinaya Pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.8 × 1 cm
Description

Very rich and rare type locality specimen of white zorite and pale brown raite crystals on matrix.  This is the only locality where zorite is found worldwide.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zorite

Formula: 
Na8(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,O)5·14H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.45
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Colour: 
Rose-red
Type Locality: 
Yubileinaya pegmatite (Yubileinoye; Jubilejnaja), Karnasurt Mt, 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...

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