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Gurzhiite

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Honours Russian mineralogist and crystallographer, Dr. Vladislav V. Gurzhiy (Владислав Васильевич Гуржий), due to his contributions to uranium mineralogy and crystallography.

Type Locality
Mine No.2, Byk Mountain, Lermontovskoe U Deposit, Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai, Russia
Mineral Data
Al(UO2)(SO4)2F · 10H2O
Strunz: 
7.EB.
Physical Properties
Colour: 
Pale yellow (crystals) to lemon yellow (aggregates)
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Streak: 
White
Hardness: 
2
Tenacity: 
Brittle
Synonyms
Synonyms: 
IMA2021-086

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    Gurzhiite
    Mine #2, Byk Mountain, Lermontovskoe, Stavropol Krai, Russian Federation
    Micromount (under 1cm)
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    BCK1037896
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Russian Federation

Stavropol Krai

References
Mindat URL: 
https://www.mindat.org/min-55758.html