Gagarinite-(Y), Annite
Katugin Ta-Nb deposit, Kalarsky District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
8.0 x 6.0 x 1.8 cm. Gagarinite-(Y) is a rare halide named after the first Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Orangey sections of crystals are embedded in two sides of the laminated plate of annite, a highly lustrous, black, ferroan Mica Group species. Rare and excellent combination material from this obscure Russian locale.
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