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Polylithionite, Shibkovite

Mineral:

Polylithionite: KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2
Shibkovite: K(Ca,Mn,Na)2(K2-x,[ ]x)2ZnSi12O30 (x~0.8)

Comments:

Clear crystalline shibkovite aggregates with peach colored translucent polylithionite.

Location:

Dara-Pioz, Tien-Shan, Tadzhikistan.

Scale:

See Photo.

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