Zakharovite

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Zakharovite crystals – 0,5mm
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Zakharovite crystals – 0,7mm
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Zakharovite crystals
© Doug Merson

NaMn2+Si1024(OH) · 6H

Zakharovite is moderately rare at MSH.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:

Color is usually canary yellow.
Luster is pearly to waxy.
Diaphaneity is translucent.
Crystal System is hexagonal, 31
Crystal Habits include tiny flakes and tabular hexagonal crystals.
Cleavage {001} is perfect.
Fracture is conchoidal.
Hardness is 2.
Specific Gravity is approximately 2.6 g/cm
Streak is white.
Associated Minerals include albite, analcime, lovozerite, microcline,
natrolite, polylithionite, terskite, ussingite and yofortierite.
Distinguishing Features: Crystal habit and color.
Origin: Named in 1982 after Evgeny E. Zakharov (1902-1980),
Russian.

CLASSIFICATION:

Dana System
# 78.3.3.1

Strunz Classification
# VIII/D.02-10

REFERENCES:
Dana 8:1706-1707 (1997)

DISTRIBUTION AND RARITY AT MONT SAINT-HILAIRE:

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