Preobrazhenskite

Image

Outstanding yellow very shiny microcrystals of the rare borate mineral preobrazhenskite from the type locality: Inder B Deposit, Atyrau, Atyrau Oblysy, Kazakhstan.

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Properties

Formula Mg3B11O15(OH)9
Abbreviation Pbz
Classification Minerals containing OH
Luminescence emitter Unspecified
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1956
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Tags Mineral, Hydroxide

Composition

Element Atoms
H 9
O 24
Mg 3
B 11
Total: 47

Reference

Reference
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Gaft et al. 1979 2 0 0