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Labuntsovite-Mg

Mineral:

Labuntsovite-Mg: Na4K4(Ba,K)(Mg,Fe)1+xTi8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8·10(H2O)

Comments:

Orange-brown crystal of labuntsovite-Mg, sitting on a bed of platy catapleiite crystals, with dolomite.

Location:

Zheleznyi Mine (Iron Mine), Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia.

Scale:

Crystal Size 0.15 cm.

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