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Kapitsaite-(Y)

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Kapitsaite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Tien Shan Mountains, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 1 cm
Description

Pale pink cleavage fragment in feldspar.
Very rare !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kapitsaite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Ba,K,Pb)4(Y,Ca)2Si8(B,Si)4O28F
Strunz: 
9.CH.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
5.5
Colour: 
Pale pink
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Darai-Pioz Glacier (Dara-i-Pioz; Dara-Pioz), Alai Range (Alayskiy), Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

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