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Kurnakovite: Mineral information, data and localities.
Named in honor of Nikolaĭ Semenovich Kurnakov (Никола́й Семёнович Курнако́в, 6 December 1860, Nolinsk, Russia – 19 March 1941, Barvikha, USSR), mineralogist and chemist. He was one of the founders of the platinum industry in the USSR.
Rough prismatic crystals to 37cm. Dense aggregates.
Ulexite 37 photos of Kurnakovite associated with Ulexite on mindat.org.
Inderite 4 photos of Kurnakovite associated with Inderite on mindat.org.
Insoluble in water. Soluble in warm acids.
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Razmanova, P., Rumanova, I.M., Belov, N.V. (1970) Crystal structure of kurnakovite Mg2B6O11•15H2O = 2Mg[B3O3(OH)5]•5H2O. Soviet Physics, Doklady: 14: 1139-1142.
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