Ilirneyite

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Size

3 x 3 x 3 cm - Thumbnail 

Formula

Mg_0.5[ZnMn³⁺(TeO₃)₃] · 4.5H₂O (RRUFF)

Locality

Sentyabr'skoe Ag-Au deposit, Ilirney ore district, Western Chukotka, Russia

This is from Dr. Igor Pekov's study material used to describe the mineral. It was recently described by Pekov and others. The publication is pending. The Ilirneyite occurs as pinkish red to brown fibrous crystals, very tiny and less than 0.3mm on this specimen.

Please refer to: Pekov, I.V., Siidra, O.I., Vlasov, E.A., Yapaskurt, V.O., Lukina, E.A., Polekhovsky, Y.S. and Apletalin, A.V. (2015) Ilirneyite, IMA 2015-046. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October 2015, page 1225; Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 1229–1236.

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