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Aksaite from
Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Terekti District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan


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Aksaite, etc.

Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Terekti District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
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Aksaite

Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Terekti District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
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Aksaite, etc.

Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Terekti District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
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Aksaite, etc.

Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Terekti District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
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Aksaite

Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Terekti District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
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Aksaite, etc.

Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Terekti District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
04307550017271920769044.jpg
Aksaite, etc.

Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Terekti District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
08475480017271920794285.jpg
Aksaite

Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Terekti District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
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Aksaite, etc.

Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Terekti District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
Locality type:Dome
Classification
Species:Aksaite
Formula:Mg[B6O7(OH)6] · 2H2O
Comments:Insoluble in water, readily soluble in HCl.
Habit:The mineral occurs in crystals elongated up to 7 mm on 1001] and flattened on (100). Faces of the prismatic zone are striated parallel to [100]. The most characteristic forms are {100}, [010] and {021}; faces of {001} are rare. There are probably cleavages on (100) and (010)
Colour:Light-gray, colorless in small crystals
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Halite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aksaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Terekti District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:288
Long-form Identifier:1:3:288:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Blazko, L.N., Kondrat’eva, V.V., Yarzhemskii, Y.Y. (1962) Aksaite, a new hydrous magnesium borate. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 91(4): 447-454.
Fleischer, Michael (1963) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 48 (1-2) 209-217
Clark, A. M. (1993) Hey's Mineral Index - Mineral Species, Varieties and Synonyms (3rd ed.). Natural History Museum.
Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.
 
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