Mineral: Natrolite
Locality: Kirovskii Mine, level 158, Kukisvumchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast, Northern Region, Russia
Dimensions: 12 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm / main crystal: 5.6 cm

Description: Mass: 454 g MIM number:1947 Group of very well defined translucent crystals dusted with a beige coating, with the presence around the base of purple micro-crystallized fluorite as well as small crystals of mangano-neptunite. While it is common to find isolated crystals of natrolite, it is rare to find them in groups as in this aesthetic sample. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence

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