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Rinkite: Na(Na,Ca)2(Ca,Ce)4(Ti,Nb)(Si2O7)2(O,F)2
Comments: Hexagonal prismatic crystals of rinkite in nepheline-syenite pegmatite matrix. Associated with orthoclase, black aegirine and minor eudialyte. Location: Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Scale: Specimen Size 7x3.5x2.5 cm.. © Pavel M. Kartashov