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Nacaphite, Thermonatrite

Mineral:

Nacaphite: Na(Na,Ca)2(PO4)F
Thermonatrite: Na2CO3·(H2O)

Comments:

Sparse pale yellow-brown microcrystal and crystalline nacaphite with white thermonatrite on a dark matrix.

Location:

Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk District, Russia.

Scale:

See Photo.

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