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Canasite

Mineral:

Canasite: (Na,K)6Ca5Si12O30(OH,F)4

Comments:

Yellow translucent canasite grain with nepheline.

Location:

Kirovskii Mine, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk District, Russia.

Scale:

See Photo.

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