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Shinichengite & Imayoshiite

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Shinichengite & Imayoshiite

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Description
Locality: 
Shijiangshan Mine, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 2.4 × 1.8 cm
Description

This is a brand new mineral species:

Shinichengite is the new mineral be named after Chinese famous mineralogist and professor Shi Ni Cheng.

Sheet-like globular aggregates of pale pink to white Shinichengite covering large Fluorapophyllite-K crystals.

The new species comes with tiny white Imayoshiite  crystals and some globular Bakerite aggregates (picture 4) from the type locality.

Very rich specimen. PXRD confirmed specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Imayoshiite

Formula: 
Ca3Al(CO3)[B(OH)4](OH)6·12H2O
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Suisho-dani, Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Kinki region, Honshu Island, Japan
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Shinichengite & Imayoshiite

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