Blue soap-like agregates of light-blue Alushtite partially covered by yellow-brown Limonite film in sandstone matrix. This is the Neotype of Alushtite described in the article Kartashov P.M. (1989) On Li-bearing Alushtite from Crimea and its position in the Tosudite group, - Novye Dannye o Mineralah, Moscow, "Nauka", v.36, pp. 67-83. It is composed by pure Li-Mg-Tosudite - the new member of tosudite family. Specimen size is 6x4.5x3 cm. Selfcollected in June of 1986. Pavel M. Kartashov collection (#3340) and photo.
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