Yuksporite
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Yuksporite is a rare pink inosilicate mineral with the chemical formula (K,Ba)(Na,Sr)Ca2(Si,Ti)4O11(F,OH)·H2O. It has orthorhombic crystals.[1]
It has been reported from nepheline syenite occurrences in the Kola Peninsula and Yakutia, Russia. It was first described in 1923 and named for the localities near Mt. Yukspor, Kola Peninsula.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Fleischer, Michael & Mandarino, Joseph, "Glossary of Mineral Species", The Mineralogical Record, 1991
- ^ http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/yuksporite.pdf Mineral Handbook
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