Ankinovichite, Volborthite, Kolovratite

Locality: Kara-Chagyr Mountain, Fergana, Fergana Valley, Alai (Alay) Range, Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan

Light-blue crystalline crusts of Ankinovichite - the Ni analogue of Alvanite - from the type locality. Associating minerals are olive-green platelets of Volborthite and disperse yellow Kolovratite-like mineral. FOV is ~3x2.5 cm. Collected by author Vladimir Yu. Karpenko in Summer of 2002. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.

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