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Tarbagataite from
Verkhnee Espe Massif (Verkhnee Espe deposit), Akzhaylyautas Mts (Akzhailyautas Mts; Akjaylautas Mts; Akzhalautas Mts), Tarbagatai Range, Abai Region, Kazakhstan


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Tarbagataite, etc.

Verkhnee Espe Massif, Akzhaylyautas Mts, Tarbagatai Range, Abai Region, Kazakhstan
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Tarbagataite

Verkhnee Espe Massif, Akzhaylyautas Mts, Tarbagatai Range, Abai Region, Kazakhstan
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Tarbagataite, etc.

Verkhnee Espe Massif, Akzhaylyautas Mts, Tarbagatai Range, Abai Region, Kazakhstan
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Tarbagataite

Verkhnee Espe Massif, Akzhaylyautas Mts, Tarbagatai Range, Abai Region, Kazakhstan
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Tarbagataite, etc.

Verkhnee Espe Massif, Akzhaylyautas Mts, Tarbagatai Range, Abai Region, Kazakhstan
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Tarbagataite

Verkhnee Espe Massif, Akzhaylyautas Mts, Tarbagatai Range, Abai Region, Kazakhstan
Locality type:Massif
Classification
Species:Tarbagataite
Formula:(K◻)CaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hydroastrophyllite3
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tarbagataite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Verkhnee Espe Massif (Verkhnee Espe deposit), Akzhaylyautas Mts (Akzhailyautas Mts; Akjaylautas Mts; Akzhalautas Mts), Tarbagatai Range, Abai Region, Kazakhstan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:729611
Long-form Identifier:1:3:729611:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2011) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2010, CNMNC Newsletter No 7. Mineralogical Magazine, 75 (1) 27-31 doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.1.27
Stepanov, A. V., Bekenova, G. K., Levin, V. L., Sokolova, E., Hawthorne, F. C., Dobrovol'skaya, E. A. (2012) Tarbagataite,(K,□)2(Ca,Na)(Fe2+,Mn)7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4(OH,F), a new astrophyllite-group mineral species from the Verkhnee Espe deposit, Akjailyautas Mountains, Kazakhstan: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (1) 159-168 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.1.159
 
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