Zakharovite Explained

Zakharovite
Formula:	Na4Mn5Si10O24(OH)6·6H2O
Imasymbol:	Zak^[1]
System:	Trigonal
Color:	Yellow
Cleavage:	Perfect
Fracture:	Conchoidal
Mohs:	2
Luster:	Waxy, pearly, dull
References:	^[2]

Zakharovite is a mineral, a silicate of sodium and manganese; formula Na₄Mn₅Si₁₀O₂₄(OH)₆·6H₂O. It has a yellow colour with a pearly lustre. Discovered in 1982 in the Kola peninsula of Northern Russia, it is named after Evgeny Evgenevich Zakharov (1902–1980), the director of the Moscow Institute of Geological Exploration.

See also

• List of minerals
• List of minerals named after people

References

• Webmineral data

Notes and References

1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
2. Web site: Zakharovite . mindat.org. 2021-12-17.