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Sakha (Yakutia), Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray

Sirenevy Kamen (charoite), Murun Massif

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Lilac charoite (the only source), tinaksite, tokkoite, aegirine.

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

Why this spot

Alkaline metasomatite, Murun massif

The only charoite locality on Earth

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