Ozerovaite

ozerovaite

bradaczekite

ponomarevite

wrightite

Images

Formula: Na₂KAl₃(AsO₄)₄
Anhydrous arsenate
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Specific gravity: 3 439 calculated
Streak: White
Colour: Colourless to pale yellow
Solubility: Insoluble in water
Environments

Fumeroles

Ozerovaite is a relatively new mineral, approved in 2016 and to date (March 2024) reported only from the type locality

Localities

At the type locality, the Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough, Great Fissure eruption, Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia, ozerovaite was found in the fumarole as tabular crystals, 0.04 × 0.02 × 0.004 mm³ average size, with aggregates of 0.02 to 0.3 mm. Associated minerals include ponomarevite, piypite, dolerophanite, euchlorine, sylvite, lammerite, johillerite, urusovite, bradaczekite, filatovite, hatertite, hematite, tenorite and wrightite (EJM 31.1.159-166).

Ozerovaite from Tolbachik - Image

Back to Minerals