Nekrasovite Explained

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Nekrasovite
Color:Brown
Mohs:4.5
Diaphaneity:Opaque
Gravity:4.62

Nekrasovite is a rare copper vanadium sulfosalt mineral with formula . It crystallizes in the isometric system and occurs as small grains in ore aggregates. It is a brown opaque metallic mineral with Mohs hardness of 4.5 and a specific gravity of 4.62.

It was first described in 1984 in the Kayragach (Qayragʻoch) Au-Te ore deposit,[1] Ohangaron District, Tashkent Region, eastern Uzbekistan and named for Russian mineralogist .

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  1. https://www.mindat.org/loc-2813.html Kairagach Au deposit, Ohangaron District, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan