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Charoite

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Charoite

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Description
Locality: 
Murunskii Massif, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
17 × 8.5 × 1 cm
Description

Beautiful plate of rich violet charoite. The charoite shows a beautiful color and is associated with little black aegirine, orange tilasite and white quartz. The specimen is characterized by the fact that firstly the violet color is very good and secondly there are only a few associated minerals. The front is polished to a high standard, the back is cut. Large specimen size. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Charoite

Formula: 
(K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4·~3H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.92
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Saha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

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