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Kupletskite-(Cs), Tienshanite

Mineral:

Kupletskite-(Cs): (Cs,K)2Na(Mn,Fe++,Li)7(Ti,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F
Tienshanite: BaNa2MnTiB2Si6O20

Comments:

Dark olive-green colored crystalline tienshanite with cesium-kupletskite in microcline.

Location:

Dara-Pioz, Tien-Shan, Tadzhikistan.

Scale:

See Photo.

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