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Aksaite

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Aksaite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Chelkar Salt Dome, Aksai Valley, Shalkar, Aktobe Province, Kazakhstan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.2 × 0.1 cm
Description

White aksaite crystal in a capsule

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aksaite

Formula: 
Mg[B6O7(OH)6]·2H2O
Strunz: 
6.FA.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Chelkar Salt Dome, Aksai Valley, Aktobe Province, Kazakhstan