Faizievite
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What is Faizievite?
Faizievite is a very rare mineral with the formula K2Na(Ca6Na)Ti4Li6Si24O66F2. This triclinic mineral is chemically related to baratovite and katayamalite. Faizievite is a single-locality mineral, coming from the moraine of the Darai-Pioz glacier, Tien Shan Mountains, Tajikistan. Alkaline rocks of this site are famous for containing numerous rare minerals, often enriched in boron, caesium, lithium, titanium, rare earth elements, barium, and others.
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Key Characteristics
Formation of Faizievite
Faizievite was detected in quartz boulders, together with aegirine, baratovite, fluorite, leucosphenite, pectolite, and polylithionite.
Quick Facts
Physical Properties
- Color
- Colorless
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 4 - 4.5
- Density
- 2.819 g/cm³
Chemical Properties
- Chemical Formula
- K2Na(Ca6Na)Ti4Li6[Si6O18]2[Si12O30]F2
- Elements
- Ca, F, K, Li, Na, O, Si, Ti
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