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Raite, zorite
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Acicular sprays of rare yellowish raite and pinkish zorite in vugs in mainly feldspar. Wonderful when viewed through a microscopeYubileinaya pegmatite, Lovozero, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Sprays of rare yellowish raite and pinkish zorite in vugs in mainly feldspar. Other rare minerals present are mountainite, lomonosovite, and traces of bornemanite. From the Yubileinaya pegmatite, type locality for i.a. bornemanite, raite and zorite
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Data sheet
- Locality
- Yubileinaya pegmatite, Lovozero, Kola Peninsula, Russia
- Size category
- Miniature
- Size (cm)
- 5x4x3.5
- Weight
- 82 g
- Formula
- Na4Mn2+3Ti0.25Si8O20(OH)2·10H2O
- Properties
- Vitreous; radiating sprays; yellowish brown/golden yellow
Acicular sprays of rare yellowish raite and pinkish zorite in vugs in mainly feldspar. Wonderful when viewed through a microscopeYubileinaya pegmatite, Lovozero, Kola Peninsula, Russia