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Tounkite from
Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia


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Tounkite, etc.

Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Tounkite, etc.

Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Tounkite, etc.

Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Tounkite, etc.

Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Tounkite, etc.

Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Tounkite, etc.

Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Tounkite, etc.

Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Tounkite, etc.

Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Tounkite, etc.

Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Tounkite
Formula:(Na,Ca,K)8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)2Cl · 0.5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite3
Chabazite-Ca2
Lazurite2
Fluorapatite2
Diopside2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tounkite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11156
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11156:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tounkite
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘTultui lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
References
Ivanov, V.G., Sapozhnikov, A.N., Piskunova, L.F., Kashayev, A.A. (1992) Tounkite (Na,Ca,K)8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2Cl·H2O- a new cancrinite-like mineral. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 121(2): 92-95.
Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.
Chukanov, Nikita V.; Bolotina, Nadezhda B.; Shendrik, Roman Yu.; Sapozhnikov, Anatoly N.; Zubkova, Natalia V.; Pekov, Igor V.; Vigasina, Marina F.; Sandalov, Fedor D.; Ksenofontov, Dmitry A. (2024) Crystal Chemistry and Refined Formula of Tounkite. Minerals, 14 (4). p.382. doi:10.3390/min14040382
 
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