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Dusmatovite, Caesium-Kupletskite, Aegirine


Dusmatovite : K(K,Na,[ ])(Mn2+,Y,Zr)2(Zn,Li)3Si12O30, Caesium-Kupletskite : (Cs,K,Na)3(Mn,Fe,Li)7(Ti,Nb)2Si8O24(O,OH,F)7, Aegirine : NaFe3+[Si2O6]

Photo Copyright © Pavel M. Kartashov collection & photo  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Alayskiy (Alai) Range, Tien Shan Mts, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
One of the best known specimens of fresh blue dusmatovite. Specimen size is 7x6.5x3 cm. Associated with caesium-kupletskite, berezanskite, willemite, hyalotekite, polylithionite and some other rare minerals. Authors specimen, it was collected in 1992. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.

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