TINAKSITE
Specimen tna-1
$ 90.00
Dims mm=117.3x47.7x13.0
Wt g=54.1g
Murun massif, Yakutsk, Russia
This is a specimen of the rare mineral tinaksite. It only has a hint of the salmon color of tinaksite, as the habit is fibrous, resulting in a chatoyant specimen. One side has been polished, and the other is rough showing a splintery fracture. A cluster of black aegirine crystals is exposed on both the front and back of the specimen. I suspect that the "polished" side has been coated with a layer of a shellac or a similar material.
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TINAKSITE specimen tna-1
$ 90.00
$ 90.00
Dims mm=117.3x47.7x13.0
Wt g=54.1g
Murun massif, Yakutsk, Russia
This is a specimen of the rare mineral tinaksite. It only has a hint of the salmon color of tinaksite, as the habit is fibrous, resulting in a chatoyant specimen. One side has been polished, and the other is rough showing a splintery fracture. A cluster of black aegirine crystals is exposed on both the front and back of the specimen. I suspect that the "polished" side has been coated with a layer of a shellac or a similar material.
tna-1 ($ 90.00)
Murun massif, Yakutsk, Russia