Umbite

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Pinkish white crystals of the rare zirconium mineral umbite named after the Lake Umb, 20km east of the type occurrence in Vuonnemiok River Valley (Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation)

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Properties

Formula K2ZrSi3O9·H2O
Abbreviation Umb
Classification Minerals containing H2O
Luminescence emitter TiO6
IMA Status Approved (IMA 1982-006)
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Related materials Kostylevite
Tags Mineral, Silicate , Hydrated

Composition

Element Atoms
Si 3
O 10
H 2
K 2
Zr 1
Total: 18

Reference

Reference
Lines Spectra Images
Gaft et al. 1981; Khomiakov 1995 2 0 0