Yuksporite

  
 
  
Origin: Mt. Yukspor, Khibina, Kola, Russia
Sample size: 2.8 x 3 cm specimen. 5 mm thick fibrous light pink crystals (top), 2.7x1.4 cm specimen. 7 mm thick band of fibrous, pink yuksporite. Mineral pervasive throughout sample (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
Brownish-red, silky, fibrous crystals to 3 mm or more on matrix
Origin: Mt Yukspor, Khibiny Massif , Kola Peninsula, Russia (type locality)
Sample size: 20 x 7 x 6 mm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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