Sazhinite-(La)
Na₃LaSi₆O₁₅ · 2(H₂O)

     Sazhinite-(La) is extremely rare at MSH, and only a few specimens are known from recent analysis in 2005. This mineral's description was published in 2005, as well, and I have no data yet on this species.

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Crystal System is orthorhombic; Pmm2.
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Origin: Named in 2005 after Nikolai Petrovich Sazhina (1897-1969),
   Russian professor of metallurgy, and its rare-earth content.

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To be published

DISTRIBUTION AND RARITY AT MONT SAINT-HILAIRE:

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