Blue crystals aggregates of the very rare mineral dusmatovite from the type and only known locality worldwide: Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Tien Shan Mountains, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan. Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection specimen, from Waregem, Belgium. — Photo: David Hospital · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dusmatovite
Dusmatovite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the silicate class, with the chemical formula KK₂Mn₂(Zn₂LiSi₁₂)O₃₀.
It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system (space group P6/mcc). It is a member of the Milarite structural group.
IMA symbol Dus, IMA status: approved, named in 1994.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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