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Chukanovite

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Locality: 
Dronino Meteorite, Kasimov District, Ryazan Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.6 × 0.5 cm
Description

This is a Type and only locality specimen of rare iron-carbonate mineral. It forms radiating aggregates with massive goethite-lepidocrocite. The rusty hexagonal plates on the surface are pseudomorphs after an iron -hydrotalcite group mineral, probably fuegerite.

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Chukanovite

Formula: 
Fe2+2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Dronino meteorite, Kasimov District, Ryazanskaya Oblast', North-Western Region, Russia...

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