Chemistry:Zakharovite
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| Zakharovite | |
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| General | |
| Category | Mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Na4Mn5Si10O24(OH)6·6H2O |
| Crystal system | Trigonal |
| Identification | |
| Color | Yellow |
| Cleavage | Perfect {0001} |
| Fracture | Conchoidal |
| Mohs scale hardness | 2 |
| |re|er}} | Waxy, pearly, dull |
| References | [1] |
Zakharovite is a mineral, a silicate of sodium and manganese; formula Na4Mn5Si10O24(OH)6·6H2O. It has a yellow colour with a pearly lustre. Discovered in 1982 in the Kola peninsula of Northern Russia , it is named after Evgeny Evgenevich Zakharov (1902–1980), the director of the Moscow Institute of Geological Exploration.
See also
References
- ↑ "Zakharovite". mindat.org. https://www.mindat.org/min-4383.html. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W.
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