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Kimuraite-(Y): CaY2(CO3)4·6(H2O)

Comments: Tiny white kimuraite-(Y) crystals in fissures in basalt.
Location: Kirigo, Hizen-Cho, Higashi, Matsuura-Gun, Saga Pref., Japan. Scale: Picture size 2cm.
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Kimuraite-(Y): CaY2(CO3)4·6(H2O)

Comments: Tiny white kimuraite-(Y) crystals in fissures in basalt.
Location: Kirigo, Hizen-Cho, Higashi, Matsuura-Gun, Saga Pref., Japan. Scale: Picture size 2cm.
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Krutovite: NiAs2

Comments: Gray silivery metallic krutovite grains in matrix.
Location: Belorechensk, Krasnodarskij oblast, southeast of Krasnodar, Russia. Scale: Specimen Size 5x2 cm.
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Krutovite: NiAs2

Comments: Gray silivery metallic krutovite grains in matrix.
Location: Belorechensk, Krasnodarskij oblast, southeast of Krasnodar, Russia. Scale: Specimen Size 5x2 cm.
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Kudriavite: (Cd,Pb)Bi2S4

Comments: Tufts of gray metallic kudriavite crystals on matrix.
Location: Mutnovskyi Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia. Scale: Sample Size 5x5 mm.
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Kudriavite: (Cd,Pb)Bi2S4

Comments: Tufts of gray metallic kudriavite crystals on matrix.
Location: Mutnovskyi Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia. Scale: Sample Size 5x5 mm.
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Kuzmenkoite-Mn: (K,Na)2(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)4[Si4O12]2(OH)4·5(H2O)

Comments: Yellowish brown kuzmenkoite-Mn crystals on matrix, with smaller, more brown colored labuntsovite-Mn.
Location: Mnt Flora, Lovozero, Kola, Russia. Scale: Sample Size 2x3 cm.
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Kuzmenkoite-Mn: (K,Na)2(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)4[Si4O12]2(OH)4·5(H2O)

Comments: Yellowish brown kuzmenkoite-Mn crystals on matrix, with smaller, more brown colored labuntsovite-Mn.
Location: Mnt Flora, Lovozero, Kola, Russia. Scale: Sample Size 2x3 cm.
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Laplandite-(Ce): Na4CeTiPSi7O22·5(H2O)

Comments: Grayish-white radial aggregates of laplandite-(Ce).
Location: Yubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Scale: Picture Size 3 mm.
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Laplandite-(Ce): Na4CeTiPSi7O22·5(H2O)

Comments: Grayish-white radial aggregates of laplandite-(Ce).
Location: Yubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Scale: Picture Size 3 mm.
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Lavrentievite: Hg3S2(Cl,Br)2

Comments: Yellow - brown lavrentievite with red cinnabar crystals in matrix.
Location: Kadyrel'skoye Deposit, Tuva, Siberia, Russia. Scale: Not Given.
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Lavrentievite: Hg3S2(Cl,Br)2

Comments: Yellow - brown lavrentievite with red cinnabar crystals in matrix.
Location: Kadyrel'skoye Deposit, Tuva, Siberia, Russia. Scale: Not Given.
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Lepkhenelmite-Zn: Ba2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O)

Comments: B&W image of fragments of lepkhenelmite-Zn.
Location: Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt., Lovozero, Kola, Russia. Scale: See Image.
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Lepkhenelmite-Zn: Ba2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O)

Comments: B&W image of fragments of lepkhenelmite-Zn.
Location: Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt., Lovozero, Kola, Russia. Scale: See Image.
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Lokkaite-(Y): CaY4(CO3)7·9(H2O)

Comments: White coating of lokkaite-(Y) on matrix with hellandite and possible kainosite.
Location: Evans-Lou Quarry, Quebec, Canada. Scale: Specimen Size 3 x 5 cm.
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Lokkaite-(Y): CaY4(CO3)7·9(H2O)

Comments: White coating of lokkaite-(Y) on matrix with hellandite and possible kainosite.
Location: Evans-Lou Quarry, Quebec, Canada. Scale: Specimen Size 3 x 5 cm.
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Loveringite: (Ca,Ce)(Ti,Fe+++,Cr,Mg)21O38

Comments: Small clusters of tiny (20 microns) black metallic acicular joveringite crystals in/on phlogopite.
Location: Jimbelana Dyke, Norseman, Western Australia, Australia. Scale: Specimen Size 2.5x4 cm.
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Loveringite: (Ca,Ce)(Ti,Fe+++,Cr,Mg)21O38

Comments: Small clusters of tiny (20 microns) black metallic acicular joveringite crystals in/on phlogopite.
Location: Jimbelana Dyke, Norseman, Western Australia, Australia. Scale: Specimen Size 2.5x4 cm.
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Lusungite: (Sr,Pb)Fe+++3(PO4)2(OH)5·(H2O)  
Kintoreite: PbFe+++3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6

Comments: Greenish-yellow kintoreite crystals on limonite and or goethite. The specimen was originally labelled lusungite in the early 1990's and reinvestigation of the specimen showed it to be kintoreite.
Location: Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia. Scale: Specimen Size 3x6 cm.
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Lusungite: (Sr,Pb)Fe+++3(PO4)2(OH)5·(H2O)  
Kintoreite: PbFe+++3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6

Comments: Greenish-yellow kintoreite crystals on limonite and or goethite. The specimen was originally labelled lusungite in the early 1990's and reinvestigation of the specimen showed it to be kintoreite.
Location: Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia. Scale: Specimen Size 3x6 cm.
© Diederik Visser