Zakharovite

Zakharovite
General
Category	Mineral
Formula (repeating unit)	Na4Mn5Si10O24(OH)6·6H2O
Crystal system	Trigonal
Identification
Color	Yellow
Cleavage	Perfect {0001}
Fracture	Conchoidal
Mohs scale hardness	2
Luster	Waxy, pearly, dull
References	[1]

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

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