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Lobanovite

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Lobanovite

ex. Rudolf Ďuďa collection
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Rasvumchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 4.2 × 2.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Description

Very rich Lobanovite sample from it's type locality. Sample presents golden brown needles up to 1.1 cm.

ex. Rudolf Ďuďa collection #10/2206

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lobanovite

Formula: 
K2Na(Fe42+Mg2Na)Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4
Group Parent: 
Astrophyllite
Strunz: 
9.DC.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia & Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...