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Shinichengite

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Shinichengite

New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Shijiangshan Mine, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 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 Shinichengite on Fluorapophyllite-K and some globular Bakerite aggregates from the type locality.

Very rich specimen. PXRD confirmed specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Shinichengite