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Arctite

Mineral:

Arctite: Na2Ca4(PO4)3F

Comments:

Clear glassy crystalline arctite with magenta villiaumite in pegmatite.

Location:

Vuonnemiok River, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk District, Russia.

Scale:

See Photo.

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