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Raite

Mineral:

Raite: Na4Mn++4Si8(O,OH)24·9(H2O)

Comments:

Golden raite crystals up to 2 mm long filling cavities in white microcline with minor lomonosovite and natrolite.

Location:

Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia.

Scale:

7x4x3 cm.

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