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Chkalovite

#63671
Chkalovite from Shkatulka peg., Umbozero mine, Alluaiv Mt., Lovozero, Kola Peninsula, Russia - 63671
Chkalovite from Shkatulka peg., Umbozero mine, Alluaiv Mt., Lovozero, Kola Peninsula, Russia - 63671

Chkalovite

#63671
Availability
Available
Price
$60.00
Size
2 x 2 x 1.2 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Na2BeSi2O6 (RRUFF)
Locality
Shkatulka peg., Umbozero mine, Alluaiv Mt., Lovozero, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Tagged
beryllium

White, translucent crystalline specimen. Chkalovite is a rare beryllium silicate described in 1939, found Quebec, Greenland and Russia. This specimen is composed of nearly all white to clear Chkalovite. It was identified by Dr. Igor Pekov.

XRD Confirmed, EDS Confirmed

Chkalovite

Formula
Na2BeSi2O6 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Equant Grains 
Cleavage
Fair, Indistinct, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Greasy 
Color
colorless, white 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Pyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
6 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Special Info
XRD Confirmed
Special Info
EDS Confirmed
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