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Rinkite

Mineral:

Rinkite: Na(Na,Ca)2(Ca,Ce)4(Ti,Nb)(Si2O7)2(O,F)2

Comments:

Hexagonal prismatic crystals of rinkite in nepheline-syenite pegmatite matrix. Associated with orthoclase, black aegirine and minor eudialyte.

Location:

Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia.

Scale:

Specimen Size 7x3.5x2.5 cm..

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