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Golyshevite

Mineral:

Golyshevite: (Na,Ca)10Ca9(Fe+++,Fe++)2Zr3NbSi25O72(CO3)(OH)3·H2O

Comments:

Light yellowish-brown zircon-like colored golyshevite crystal.

Location:

Kovdor Phlogopite mine (Mica Mine; Slyuda Mine; Kovdorslyuda Shaft), Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia.

Scale:

FOV is 9x7 mm.

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