Khatyrkite Image

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Khatyrkite

Mineral:

Khatyrkite: (Cu,Zn)Al2

Comments:

Left: Black khatyrkite with spinel, olivine and augite (whitish material). Right: High-resolution image (collection through a transmission electron microscope) of a region of about 15 nanometers showing 5 fold symmetry.

Location:

Khatirskii ultramafic zone of the Koryak-Kamchata fold area, Koryak Mountains, Russia..

Scale:

Not Given.

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