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Kalifersite

Mineral:

Kalifersite: (K,Na)5Fe+++7Si20O50(OH)6·12(H2O)

Comments:

Brownish-red crystalline granular aggregates of kalifersite in rock matrix composed of fibers to 5mm.

Location:

Mt. Rasvumchorr, Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.

Scale:

Specimen size 3.5 x 2 x 1.5cm.

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