Radiating aggregates of black, prismatic umbozerite crystals in pale pinkish purple ussingite. Other minerals present are aegirine, birnessite, and yellow rhabdophane, almost completely replacing manganonordite-(Ce)
BO_266
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Data sheet
Locality
Karnasurt, Lovozero massif, Kola peninsula, Russia
Size category
Miniature
Size (cm)
6x4x2
Weight
75 g
Formula
Na3Sr4Th[Si(O,OH)3-4]8
Properties
Vitreous; prismatic crystals; brown/black
Radiating aggregates of black, prismatic umbozerite crystals in ussingiteKarnasurt, Lovozero massif, Kola peninsula, Russia