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Formula: NaMgAl(C2O4)3.9H2O
Hydrated organic compound
Crystal system: Trigonal
Specific gravity: 1.69 measured, 1.66 calculated
Hardness: 2
Colour: Smokey green (daylight), violet (artificial light)
Solubility: Soluble in water to give a solution of pH about 5.51 (moderately acid)
Common impurities: Fe
Environments
Although zhemchuzhnikovite was first published in 1963, to date (September 2025) it has been reported only
from the type locality.
Localities
At the type locality, the Chai-Tumus coal deposits, Lena River Basin, Bulun District, Polar Yakutia, Sakha, Russia,
zhemchuzhnikovite occurs in veinlets found at a depth of 230 m in a drill core in the permafrost zone, in
brown coal naturally saturated with acetic acid. Associated minerals include
calcite, dolomite and
stepanovite
(HOM).
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