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Sakha, Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray

Sirenevy Kamen (charoite)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: Charoite, the lilac ornamental stone found nowhere else, with tinaksite and aegirine..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Alkaline metasomatite

World's sole source of charoite.

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