Badalovite, Aphthitalite, Hematite, Cassiterite

Specimen ID: K4F-4EC

Mineral(s)
Badalovite : Na2Mg2Fe(AsO4)3
Aphthitalite : K3Na(SO4)2
Hematite : Fe2O3
Locality
As recorded:
Arsenatnaya fumarole, Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough, Great Fissure eruption, Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
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“A druse of transparent badalovite crystals of beige caramel color with small shiny black crystals of hematite accruing on badalovite. On some vertices of the badelovite crystals, white crystals of aphthitalite are epitaxially grown. On badalovite sometimes grow red-brownish small crystals of cassiterite. FOV in height 6 mm. Diagnostics Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow (I.S.Lykova). ”
Tim Pashko - 16th September 2018
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