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IMA mineral species

Yuksporite

K₄(Ca,Na)₁₄(Sr,Ba)₂(☐,Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)₄(O,OH)₄(Si₆O₁₇)₂(Si₂O₇)₃(H₂O,OH)₃

Inosilicate mineral.

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Yuksporite specimen
Yuksporite-3.jpg · Wikimedia Commons (see file page for author & license)

Properties

Chemical formulaK₄(Ca,Na)₁₄(Sr,Ba)₂(☐,Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)₄(O,OH)₄(Si₆O₁₇)₂(Si₂O₇)₃(H₂O,OH)₃
ElementsK, Ca, Na, Sr, Ba, Mn, Fe, Ti, Nb, O, H, Si
Crystal systemMonoclinic
Mohs hardness5
Density—
Streak—
Color—
IMA symbolYks
Nickel–Strunz class9.DG.95

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🌍 Where it's found

Type locality (where it was first described): Hackman valley, Russia

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