Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

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Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) : Na[AlSi3O8], Quartz : SiO2
	Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia Light blue color cleavelandite, with smoky quartz crystals - this specimen show us typical example of pegmatite, where tourmaline crystals nested on Malkhan tourmaline locality, Russia, Chitinskaya oblast Size 185 x 150 x 75 mm
© Oleg Lopatkin	Photo ID: 237690    View Count: 41
Apatite
	Oktyabrskaya Pegmatite Vein, Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia A 2 х 1.8 cm crystal of blue-green apatite with tourmaline on cleavelandite.
© INS	Photo ID: 171730    View Count: 93
Axinite : (Ca,Mn)2(Fe,Mn,Mg)Al2BSi4O15OH
	Sosedka pegmatite vein, Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia Crystals of up to 0.4 х 0.2 х 0.9 cm axinite on adularia.
© INS	Photo ID: 171734    View Count: 68
Axinite : (Ca,Mn)2(Fe,Mn,Mg)Al2BSi4O15OH
	Sosedka pegmatite vein, Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia Crystals of up to 0.4 х 0.2 х 0.9 cm axinite on adularia.
© INS	Photo ID: 171733    View Count: 57
Bismutocolumbite : Bi(Nb,Ta)O4, Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]
	Danburitovaya pegmatite vein, Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia Small crystals of Bismutocolumbite on Elbaite from the type locality at Malkhanskoe, Transbaikal, Siberia, Russia. Field of view: 5 mm. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
© Knut Eldjarn	Photo ID: 53079    View Count: 493
Bismutocolumbite : Bi(Nb,Ta)O4, Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]
	Danburitovaya pegmatite vein, Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia 1.5 mm tabular crystal of bismutocolumbite from type locality. Associating minerals are pink elbaite and white albite. Pavel M. Kartashov collection (#0122) and photo.
© Pavel M. Kartashov	Photo ID: 113988    View Count: 124
Bismutocolumbite : Bi(Nb,Ta)O4, Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]
	Danburitovaya pegmatite vein, Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia Black tabular crystals of bismutocolumbite from type locality. Associating minerals are pink elbaite and white albite. FOV is ~6x4.5 mm. Pavel M. Kartashov collection (#0122) and photo.
© Pavel M. Kartashov	Photo ID: 113992    View Count: 108
Bismutomicrolite : (Bi,Ca)(Ta,Nb)2O6(OH)
	Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia A crystal of Bismutomicrolite in Muscovite. Picture size 4 mm. Photographer and collection Thomas Witzke.
© Thomas Witzke	Photo ID: 13216    View Count: 583
Borocookeite : Li1+3xAl4-x[(BSi3)O10](OH)8 [0.00 <= x <=0.33], Lepidolite : K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
	Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia Flaky crystalline coatings of borocookeite, on "lepidolite" crystals. Specimen courtesy of Excalibur Mineral Company. S402-233 The "lepidolite" crystal in the lower left is about 0.2 cm diameter.
© 2009, JGW	Photo ID: 133590    View Count: 244
Danburite : CaB2Si2O8
	Sosedka pegmatite vein, Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia Cluster of two transparent crystals of yellow danburite with flat terminations amd with minor rubellite on side face of main danburite crystal. Size of specimen: 1.9 x 0.9 х 0.6.
© INS	Photo ID: 172626    View Count: 99