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Hydroxykenomicrolite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Hydroxykenomicrolite, etc.

Vasin-Myl'k Mt, Voron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Hydroxykenomicrolite

Antandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar

Hydroxykenomicrolite, etc.

Tanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada

Hydroxykenomicrolite, etc.

Vasin-Myl'k Mt, Voron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Hydroxykenomicrolite

Antandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar

Hydroxykenomicrolite, etc.

Tanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada

Hydroxykenomicrolite, etc.

Vasin-Myl'k Mt, Voron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Hydroxykenomicrolite

Antandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar

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About HydroxykenomicroliteHide

Formula:

(◻,Na,Sb³⁺)₂Ta₂O₆(OH,Cs)

initial samples of cesstibtantite were enriched by Cs

Colour:

Grayish, colorless, yellow-orange, black.

Lustre:

Adamantine, Vitreous

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

6.4 - 6.6

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Microlite Group > Pyrochlore Supergroup

Type Locality:

ⓘ Vasin-Myl'k Mt, Voron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

First described as "cesstibtantite" by Voloshin et al. (1981). According to the newly revised nomenclature of the pyrochlore supergroup, the type specimen of "cesstibtantite" should be considered as the type specimen of hydroxykenomicrolite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

40360

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:40360:1

Similar NamesHide

Hydrokenomicrolite

A valid IMA mineral species

(◻,H₂O)₂Ta₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)

IMA Classification of HydroxykenomicroliteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA status notes:

Redefined by the IMA, Renamed by the IMA

IMA Formula:

(◻,Na,Sb³⁺)₂Ta⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)

Approval year:

2010

First published:

1981

Approval history:

1982: Approved by IMA as cesstibtantite (IMA 1982-021)
2010: Redefined and renamed as hydroxykenomicrolite (Atencio et al. 2010)

Type description reference:

Voloshin, A.V., Men´shikov, Y.P., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., and Polezhaeva, L.I. (1981) Cesstibtantite, (Cs,Na)SbTa4O12, a new mineral from granitic pegmatites. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 110(3): 345-351 [as cesstibtantite].

Classification of HydroxykenomicroliteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

4.DH.

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
H : With large (+- medium-sized) cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Hykmic	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of HydroxykenomicroliteHide

Lustre:

Adamantine, Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent, Opaque

Colour:

Grayish, colorless, yellow-orange, black.

Hardness:

5 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=670 - 780 kg/mm² - Vickers

Tenacity:

Brittle

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

6.4 - 6.6 g/cm³ (Measured) 6.49 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of HydroxykenomicroliteHide

Type:

Isotropic

Comments:

n = > 1.8

Chemistry of HydroxykenomicroliteHide

Mindat Formula:

(◻,Na,Sb³⁺)₂Ta₂O₆(OH,Cs)

initial samples of cesstibtantite were enriched by Cs

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Ta	76.205 %
O	23.583 %
H	0.212 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Cs, H, Na, O, Sb, Ta - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of HydroxykenomicroliteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Fd3m

Setting:

Fd3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.506(10) Å

Unit Cell V:

1,159.61 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0014636	Hydroxykenomicrolite	Ercit T S, Cerny P, Hawthorne F C (1993) Cesstibtantite - a geologic introduction to the inverse pyrochlores Mineralogy and Petrology 48 235-255		1993	Leshaia pegmatite, Kola Peninsula, Russia	0	293
0014637	Hydroxykenomicrolite	Ercit T S, Cerny P, Hawthorne F C (1993) Cesstibtantite - a geologic introduction to the inverse pyrochlores Loclity: Tanco pegmatite, Manitoba, Canada Mineralogy and Petrology 48 235-255		1993		0	293

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Sb3+A   0.51800   0.51800   0.45500   0.04750   0.01500
NaA   0.51800   0.51800   0.45500   0.02580   0.01500
PbA   0.51800   0.51800   0.45500   0.00170   0.01500
Bi3+A   0.51800   0.51800   0.45500   0.00080   0.01500
TaB   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.94000 ?
NbB   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.06000 ?
Oo   0.31400   0.12500   0.12500   0.94830 ?
O-Ho   0.31400   0.12500   0.12500   0.02580 ?
Fo   0.31400   0.12500   0.12500   0.02580 ?
Csphi   0.37500   0.37500   0.37500   0.31000   0.05800
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.04 Å	(10)
1.860 Å	(10)
1.587 Å	(10)
1.012 Å	(10)
3.17 Å	(9)
1.370 Å	(9)
1.017 Å	(9)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
34 : Complex granite pegmatites

Type Occurrence of HydroxykenomicroliteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Vasin-Myl'k Mt, Voron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

greyish adamantine grains

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Mining Museum, St. Petersburg (1324/1); Geology Museum, Kola Branch, Academy of Sciences, Apatity (5518); A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (80827, 81058, vis6317).

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Albitized zones of granite pegmatite, Kola, Russia

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Synonyms of HydroxykenomicroliteHide

Cesstibtantite

IMA1980-021

Other Language Names for HydroxykenomicroliteHide

Dutch:Hydroxykenomicroliet

German:Hydroxykenomikrolith

Relationship of Hydroxykenomicrolite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Microlite Group > Pyrochlore Supergroup

Other Members of Microlite Group:

Fluorcalciomicrolite	(Ca,Na)₂(Ta,Nb)₂O₆F	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Fluornatromicrolite	(Na_1.5Bi_0.5)Ta₂O₆F	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Hydrokenomicrolite	(◻,H₂O)₂Ta₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
'Hydromicrolite'	(H₂O,◻)₂Ta₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)
Hydroxycalciomicrolite	Ca_1.5Ta₂O₆(OH)	Iso. 432 : P4₂32
'Hydroxylstibiomicrolite'	(Sb,Ca,Na)₂(Ta,Nb)₂O₆(OH)	Iso.
'Hydroxynatromicrolite'	(Na,Bi³⁺,◻)₂Ta₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Kenomicrolite	◻₂Ta₂[O₄(OH)₂]◻	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Kenoplumbomicrolite	(Pb,◻)₂Ta₂O₆(◻,OH,O)	Iso.
Oxybismutomicrolite	(Bi_1.33◻_0.67)_Σ2Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Oxycalciomicrolite	Ca₂Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Oxystannomicrolite	Sn₂Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Oxystibiomicrolite	(Sb³⁺,Ca)₂Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
'Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)'	(Ca,U,Na)_2-x(Ta,Nb)₂(O,OH)₇	Iso.
'Yttromicrolite (of Hogarth)'	(Ca,Y³⁺,U,Na)_2-x(Ta,Nb,Ti,Fe³⁺)₂O₇	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

4 photos of Hydroxykenomicrolite associated with Simpsonite	Al₄Ta₃O₁₃(OH)
2 photos of Hydroxykenomicrolite associated with Tantalite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆
2 photos of Hydroxykenomicrolite associated with Tantalowodginite	(Mn²⁺_0.5◻_0.5)TaTa₂O₈
2 photos of Hydroxykenomicrolite associated with Titanowodginite	Mn²⁺TiTa₂O₈
1 photo of Hydroxykenomicrolite associated with Cookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈
1 photo of Hydroxykenomicrolite associated with 'Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)'	(Ca,U,Na)_2-x(Ta,Nb)₂(O,OH)₇

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4.DH.	Cesiokenopyrochlore	◻Nb₂(O,OH)₆(Cs,◻)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.	Roméite Group	A₂(Sb⁵⁺)₂O₆Z
4.DH.	Oxyplumboroméite	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.	Fluornatropyrochlore	(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)₂Nb₂O₆F	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.DH.	'Fluornatroroméite'	(Na,Ca)₂Sb₂(O,OH)₆F
4.DH.	Oxyyttrobetafite-(Y)	Y₂Ti₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.05	Thorutite	(Th,U,Ca)Ti₂(O,OH)₆	Mon.
4.DH.05	Orthobrannerite	U⁴⁺U⁶⁺Ti₄O₁₂(OH)₂	Orth.
4.DH.05	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.DH.10	Kassite	CaTi₂O₄(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.DH.10	Lucasite-(La)		Mon. 2 : B2
4.DH.10	Lucasite-(Ce)	CeTi₂(O,OH)₆	Mon.
4.DH.15	'Fluorhydropyrochlore'
4.DH.15	Hydrokenoelsmoreite	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Hydroxynatromicrolite'	(Na,Bi³⁺,◻)₂Ta₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Hydroplumboelsmoreite	(Pb,◻)(W,Fe³⁺)₂O₆ · H₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Hydropyrochlore	(H₂O,◻)₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Hydroxymanganopyrochlor)'	(Mn,Ca,Y)₂(Sb,Ti)₂O₆(OH)
4.DH.15	Hydroxynatropyrochlore	(Na,Ca,Ce)₂Nb₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Hydrokenopyrochlore	(◻,x)₂Nb₂O₆(H₂O,Cs)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Oxybismutomicrolite	(Bi_1.33◻_0.67)_Σ2Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Kenomicrolite	◻₂Ta₂[O₄(OH)₂]◻	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Fluornatromicrolite	(Na_1.5Bi_0.5)Ta₂O₆F	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Oxynatropyrochlore'	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)
4.DH.15	Hydroxycalciopyrochlore	(Ca,Na,U,◻)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Fluorcalciopyrochlore	(Ca,Na)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆F	Iso.
4.DH.15	Oxycalciopyrochlore	Ca₂Nb₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Fluorstrontiopyrochlore'	(Sr,◻)₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆F
4.DH.15	Oxyplumbopyrochlore	Pb₂Nb₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Fluorplumbopyrochlore'	(Pb,Y,Th,U,Na,Ca)_2-x(Nb,Ti)₂O₆F	Iso.
4.DH.15	'Bismutomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)'		Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Bismutopyrochlore (of Chukanov et al.)'	(Bi,Ca,U,Pb)_2-xNb₂(O,OH)₆(OH)	Amor.
4.DH.15	'Kenoplumbopyrochlore'	(Pb,◻)Nb₂O₆(◻,O)
4.DH.15	Hydroxyplumbopyrochlore	(Pb_1.5◻_0.5)Nb₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Stibiomicrolite (of Groat et al.)'
4.DH.15	'Oxyyttropyrochlore-(Y)'	(Y,◻)₂Nb₂O₆O
4.DH.15	'Fluorkenopyrochlore'	(◻,Sr,Ce,Ca,Na)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆F
4.DH.15	Hydroxycalciomicrolite	Ca_1.5Ta₂O₆(OH)	Iso. 432 : P4₂32
4.DH.15	'Strontiopyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'	(Sr,Ce,Ca)_0.66(Nb,Fe)₂(O,OH)₇
4.DH.15 va	'Alumotungstite'	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Oxycalciobetafite'	Ca₂(Ti,Nb)₂O₆O
4.DH.15	'Oxyuranobetafite'	(U,Ca,◻)₂(Ti,Nb)₂O₆O
4.DH.15	Fluorcalciomicrolite	(Ca,Na)₂(Ta,Nb)₂O₆F	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Oxycalciomicrolite	Ca₂Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Oxystannomicrolite	Sn₂Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Kenoplumbomicrolite	(Pb,◻)₂Ta₂O₆(◻,OH,O)	Iso.
4.DH.15	Oxynatromicrolite	(Na,Ca,U)₂(Ta,Nb)₂O₆(O,F)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Oxystibiomicrolite	(Sb³⁺,Ca)₂Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Hydromicrolite'	(H₂O,◻)₂Ta₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)
4.DH.15	'Plumbomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)'
4.DH.15	Hydrokenomicrolite	(◻,H₂O)₂Ta₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.DH.15	Hydroxykenoelsmoreite	(◻,Pb)₂(W,Fe³⁺,Al)₂(O,OH)₆(OH)	Trig. 3 : R3
4.DH.15 va	'Yttromicrolite (of Hogarth)'	(Ca,Y³⁺,U,Na)_2-x(Ta,Nb,Ti,Fe³⁺)₂O₇	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Hydroxykenopyrochlore	(◻,Ce,Ba)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆(OH,F)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Hydroxymanganopyrochlore	(Mn²⁺,Th,Na,Ca,REE)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3(2/m3)
4.DH.20	'Cuproroméite'	Cu₂Sb₂(O,OH)₇	Iso.
4.DH.20	Hydroxycalcioroméite	(Ca,Sb³⁺)₂(Sb⁵⁺,Ti)₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20	Bindheimite	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20	Hydroxyferroroméite	(Fe²⁺_1.5◻_0.5)Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20	Fluorcalcioroméite	(Ca,Na,◻)₂Sb⁵⁺₂(O,OH)₆F	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20	Oxycalcioroméite	Ca₂Sb₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20	Stetefeldtite	Ag₂Sb₂(O,OH)₇	Iso.
4.DH.20	Stibiconite	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.DH.20	Monimolite	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.DH.25	Rosiaite	PbSb⁵⁺₂O₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m
4.DH.30	Stefanweissite	(Ca,REE)₂Zr₂(Nb,Ti)(Ti,Nb)₂Fe²⁺O₁₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmca
4.DH.30	Zirconolite	CaZrTi₂O₇	Orth.
4.DH.30	Laachite	(Ca,Mn)₂Zr₂Nb₂TiFeO₁₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.DH.30	Nöggerathite-(Ce)	(Ce,Ca)₂Zr₂(Nb,Ti)(Ti,Nb)₂Fe²⁺O₁₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmca
4.DH.35	Liandratite	U(Nb,Ta)₂O₈	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m
4.DH.35	Petscheckite	UFe(Nb,Ta)₂O₈	Hex.
4.DH.40	Ingersonite	Ca₃Mn²⁺Sb⁵⁺₄O₁₄	Trig. 32 : P3₁21
4.DH.45	Pittongite	Na_0.22(W,Fe³⁺)(O,OH)₃ · 0.44H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P6m2
4.DH.50	Tazzoliite	Ba_4-xNa_xTi₂Nb₃SiO₁₇[PO₂(OH)₂]_x(OH)_(1-2x)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Fmmm

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weak yellowish cathodoluminescence

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Fleischer, M., Burns, R.G., Cabri, L.J., Francis, C.A., Pabst, A. (1982) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 67, 413-418.[as cesstibtantite]

Ercit, T. S., Černý, P., Hawthorne, F. C. (1993) Cesstibtantite—a geologic introduction to the inverse pyrochlores. Mineralogy and Petrology, 48 (2) 235-255 doi:10.1007/bf01163101(as cesstibtantite)

Atencio, D., Andrade, M. B., Christy, A. G., Giere, R., Kartashov, P. M. (2010) The pyrochlore supergroup of minerals: nomenclature. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (3) 673-698 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.3.673

Christy, A. G., Atencio, D. (2013) Clarification of status of species in the pyrochlore supergroup. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (1) 13-20 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.1.02

(2020) Hydroxykenomicrolite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Argentina
Córdoba Province Calamuchita Department Río de Los Sauces District ⓘ Angel Mine	Demartis et al. (2014)

Australia
Western Australia Yilgarn shire Mount Holland pegmatite field ⓘ Forrestania Rubellite pegmatite ?	Nickel et al. (1985) +1 other reference

Canada
Manitoba Lac-du-Bonnet area Bernic Lake ⓘ Tanco Mine	153-155. +2 other references
Red Cross Lake ⓘ Red Cross Lake pegmatites	Černý et al. (2012)

Czech Republic
Vysočina Region Žďár nad Sázavou District ⓘ Dobrá Voda	Novák et al. (1999)

Madagascar
Amoron'i Mania Ambositra District Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka Manandona Valley ⓘ Antandrokomby pegmatite	C. Stefano photo & Specimen -obtained ...

Russia
Murmansk Oblast Kovdorsky District ⓘ Kovdor Massif	Ivanyuk et al. (2018)
Voron'i Tundry ⓘ Vasin-Myl'k Mt (TL)	Voloshin et al. (1981) +2 other references

Sweden
Stockholm County Haninge Utö Utö Mines ⓘ Grundberg outcrop ?	Uher et al. (2008) +1 other reference

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Hydroxykenomicrolite

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