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Aqualite : (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl

Apatitovyi Tsirk (Apatite Circus), Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Pink grains with perfect cleavage described by Maiya N. Sokolova from the locality in early 70th as "hydroeudialyte". It was chronologicaly the second occurrence of the mineral, recently named aqualite. FOV is 12x10 mm. Selfcollected in 1991. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 137138    View Count: 177

Aqualite : (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl

Apatitovyi Tsirk (Apatite Circus), Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Pink grains with perfect cleavage described by Maiya N. Sokolova from the locality in early 70th as "hydroeudialyte". It was chronologicaly the second occurrence of the mineral, recently named aqualite. FOV is 12x10 mm. Selfcollected in September 1991. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 137150    View Count: 119

Multiple photos availableAqualite : (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl, Nepheline : (Na,K)[AlSiO4], Aegirine : NaFe3+[Si2O6]

Apatitovyi Tsirk (Apatite Circus), Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Large cm-size pink grains with perfect cleavage described by Maiya N. Sokolova from the locality in early 70th as "hydroeudialyte". It was chronologicaly the second occurrence of the mineral, recently named aqualite. Associated minerals are black prismatic aegirine-I and minor green aegirine-III, quadrangular sections along short-prismatic ...
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 152458    View Count: 114

Aqualite : (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl, Feklichevite : Na11Ca9(Fe3+,Fe2+)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5, Pectolite : NaCa2[HSi3O9]

Kovdor Phlogopite mine (Mica Mine; Slyuda Mine; Kovdorslyuda Shaft), Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

"Elbaite-like" agregates consist of bright-pink aqualite crusts over brownish feklichevite cores in nephelin-syenit pegmatite. Associated mineral is brownish oxidised pectolite large prismatic grain in the right upper corner of the photo. FOV is ~12x10 mm. Collected by Igor V. Pekov on Phlogopite mine of the locality in 2005. Pavel M. Kartashov ...
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 137030    View Count: 239

Aqualite : (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl

Kovdor Phlogopite mine (Mica Mine; Slyuda Mine; Kovdorslyuda Shaft), Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Aqualite from the Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kola, Russia. Field of view: 5 mm. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn
 © Knut EldjarnPhoto ID: 52950    View Count: 444

Aqualite : (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl

Kovdor Phlogopite mine (Mica Mine; Slyuda Mine; Kovdorslyuda Shaft), Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Pink Aqualite. Picture size: 5x3.5 mm.
 © Sergey VasilievPhoto ID: 71460    View Count: 270

Aqualite : (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl

Kovdor Phlogopite mine (Mica Mine; Slyuda Mine; Kovdorslyuda Shaft), Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

dimension area mm. 4 x 4

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 267939    View Count: 7
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