Zakharovite

Zakharovite
Zakharovite
General
Category	Mineral
Formula; (repeating unit)	Na4Mn5Si10O24(OH)6·6H2O
IMA symbol	Zak
Crystal system	Trigonal
Identification
Color	Yellow
Cleavage	Perfect {0001}
Fracture	Conchoidal
Mohs scale hardness	2
Luster	Waxy, pearly, dull
References

Zakharovite is a mineral, a silicate of sodium and manganese; formula Na₄Mn₅Si₁₀O₂₄(OH)₆·6H₂O. It has a yellow colour with a pearly lustre. Discovered in 1982 in the Kola peninsula of Northern Russia, it is named after Evgeny Evgenevich Zakharov (1902–1980), the director of the Moscow Institute of Geological Exploration.

References

^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
^ "Zakharovite". mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-12-17.

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[1] Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.

[Mindat-2] "Zakharovite". mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-12-17.

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