Litvinskite

Dark cherry-red litvinskite
Origin: Shkatulka pegmatite, Umbozero mine, Alluaiv Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Picture size: 4 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

  
A portion of the study specimen and thus a portion of the type specimen.This is a pure piece litvinskite - dark red to brown and crystalline.
Origin: Alluaiv Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia (type locality)
Sample size: 15 x 15 x 5 mm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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