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Slyudyankaite

About

A very unique mineral: the first species with the hexasulfide anion. One of very few minerals bearing CO2 in their strucutre.

Type Locality
Malo-Bystrinskoe, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Lake Baikal, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Mineral Data
Na28Ca4(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6(S6)1/3(CO2) · 2H2O
Strunz: 
9.FB.
Physical Properties
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Synonyms
Synonyms: 
IMA2021-062a