Zakharovite
(repeating unit)Na4Mn5Si10O24(OH)6·6H2O IMA symbol Zak[1] Crystal system Trigonal Identification Color Yellow Cleavage Perfect {0001} Fracture Conchoidal Mohs scale hardness 2 Luster Waxy, pearly, dull References [2] Borates Carbonates Oxides
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Zakharovite is a mineral, a silicate of sodium and manganese; formula Na4Mn5Si10O24(OH)6·6H2O. It has a yellow colour with a pearly lustre. Discovered in 1982 in the Kola peninsula of Northern Russia, it is named after Evgeny Evgenevich Zakharov (1902–1980), the director of the Moscow Institute of Geological Exploration.
See also
- List of minerals
- List of minerals named after people
References
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Manganese minerals
| Simple | |
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| Mixed |
- Axinite (borosilicate)
- Geigerite (arsenate)
- Manganese nodule (various)
- Samsonite (sulfosalt)
- Zincobotryogen (sulfate)
- Wolframite (tungstate)
- Hübnerite (tungstate)
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