Amakinite from
Udachnaya open-pit mine (Udachnaya-Vostochnaya pipe; Udachnaya pipe), Daldyn, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia
Locality type: | Mine | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Amakinite | |
Formula: | Fe2+(OH)2 | |
Comments: | The mineral was found as thin veins (up to 3 cm) and pockets in fissured kimberlite in a drill core at a depth of 300 m. It is mostly present as irregular grains, rarely as well-formed rhombohedra up to cm in size | |
Colour: | pale green to yellow-green, but alters rapidly in the air with formation of brown crusts of hydrous ferric oxide. | |
Special Storage/ Display Requirements: | store in well sealed container due to alteration in air. | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Valid - Type Locality | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Amakinite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Udachnaya open-pit mine (Udachnaya-Vostochnaya pipe; Udachnaya pipe), Daldyn, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 58357 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:58357:6 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | bb067a26-b4c3-4f64-b59c-9c7f5bb89cb3 | |
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