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Aplowite, Villiaumite

Mineral:

Aplowite: (Co,Mn,Ni)SO4·4(H2O)
Villiaumite: NaF

Comments:

Pink aplowite laths intergrown with lustrous, red, massive villiaumite.

Location:

Mt Rasvumchorr, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia.

Scale:

20x19x18 mm.

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