“Thin section in transmitting light with parallel nickols. Marine-blue to lilac-blue grains of Taikanite which sometimes forming prismatic terminated crystals (at the right upper part of the picture) within segregation of olive-green to greenish-yellow Strakhovite within black (opaque) Braunite matrix. Compare grade of pleochroism of these minerals with the next picture rotated at 180 degrees. Minor orange to red prismes of Namansilite and white (colourless transparent) crystals of Pectolite also presents in the association.
Part of holotype specimen of V.V. Kalinin.
Pavel M. Kartashov analytical confirmation, collection and photo.”
Pavel Kartashov - 14th June 2017