Krasnovite Locality: Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province , Cochabamba Department , Bolivia ( Locality at mindat.org ) Picture width 4 mm. Collection and photograph Christian Rewitzer — Photo: Christian Rewitzer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Krasnovite
Krasnovite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the phosphate class, with the chemical formula Ba(Al,Mg)(PO₄,CO₃)(OH)₂·H₂O.
It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system.
Key properties: Mohs hardness 2; specific gravity 3.7; White streak; Silky luster; optically biaxial.
IMA symbol Kv, IMA status: approved, named in 1991.
A very rare mineral from an iron ore deposit in a carbonatized ultramafic-alkalic intrusive.
It is found associated with Dolomite, manasseite, carbonate-apatite, crandallite, barite.
The mineral was named to honor Natal’ya Ivanovna Krasnova (1941–), mineralogist and specialist on the Kovdor massif, St. Petersburg University, St. Petersburg, Russia.