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Yana River Basin, Verkhoyansk, Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

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Amblygonite : LiAl[(F,OH)|PO4], Arthurite : CuFe3+2[(OH,O)|(AsO4,PO4,SO4)]2 · 4H2O, Mushistonite : (Cu,Zn,Fe2+)[Sn(OH)6], Natanite : Fe2+[Sn(OH)6], Quartz : SiO2

Kester Deposit, Arga-Ynnakh-Khai granite Massif, Yana-Adycha Region, Yana River Basin, Verkhoyansk, Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Fragment of large monograin of fresh, translucent Amblygonite with inclusions of smoky Quartz crystals. Unusual marine-green colouration is caused by thin films of later formed Arthurite, which is well visible on the right and left edges. Small triangular spot in upper part of the specimen is pseudomorphose after Kesterite crystal, now it is ...
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 194176    View Count: 132

Amblygonite : LiAl[(F,OH)|PO4], Arthurite : CuFe3+2[(OH,O)|(AsO4,PO4,SO4)]2 · 4H2O

Kester Deposit, Arga-Ynnakh-Khai granite Massif, Yana-Adycha Region, Yana River Basin, Verkhoyansk, Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Fragment of large monograin of fresh, translucent amblygonite. Unusual marine-green colouration is caused by thin films of later formed arthurite, which is well visible on the right edge. Specimen size is 6.3x4.5x2.7 cm.
Most of "amblygonites" from different pegmatites in reality are montebrasites or members of montebrasite-amblygonite series ...
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 194170    View Count: 96

Multiple photos availableAmblygonite : LiAl[(F,OH)|PO4]

Kester Deposit, Arga-Ynnakh-Khai granite Massif, Yana-Adycha Region, Yana River Basin, Verkhoyansk, Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Width of field is 3.2 mm. Collection of Jesse Crawford. The depth of field has been enhanced using CombineZP (11 frames). Equipment: Nikon D-100 digital camera on a homemade microscope.
 © 2008 Jesse CrawfordPhoto ID: 181059    View Count: 93

Amblygonite : LiAl[(F,OH)|PO4]

Kester Deposit, Arga-Ynnakh-Khai granite Massif, Yana-Adycha Region, Yana River Basin, Verkhoyansk, Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Cleavage surface of large monograin of fresh, translucent amblygonite. Specimen size is 5x2.7 cm.
Most of "amblygonites" from different pegmatites in reality are montebrasites or members of montebrasite-amblygonite series from montebrasite side. In other words, most of pegmatitic "amblygonites" are too unsaturated with fluorine to be ...
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 194167    View Count: 92
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