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|   |   | Name: Caryochroite RRUFF ID: R070008 Ideal Chemistry: (Na,Sr)3(Fe3+,Mg)10Ti2Si12O37(H2O,O,OH)17 Locality: Umbozero mine, Alluaiv Mt., Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia Source: Michael Scott S100962 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark brown massive, very fine grained Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. | 
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| RRUFF ID: | R070008.1 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Powder | ||||||
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| REFERENCES for Caryochroite | |
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| American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] | |
| Kartashov P M, Ferraris G, Soboleva S V, Chukanov N V (2006) Caryochroite, a new heterophyllosilicate mineral species related to nafertisite, from the Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 1331-1339 [view file] | |
| Pekov I V (2007) New minerals from former Soviet Union countries, 1998-2006: new minerals approved by the IMA commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Almanac, 11, 9-51 [view file] | |
| Soboleva S V, Boeva N M, Kartashov P M, Bortnikov N S (2023) Caryochroite, a rare mineral from the titanosilicate group: Crystal structure, crystal chemistry, and thermal properties, Doklady Earth Sciences, 510, 415-421 [view file] | |
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