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Chkalovite
- Translations : Chkalovit, Chkalovita, Чкаловит, 矽鈹鈉石
- Etymology : Dedicated to Valery Pavlovich CHKALOV (1904-1938 ), Russian aviator.
- Discovery: 1938 by GERASIMOVSKY
- Type localityPUNKARNAYV, MASSIF DE LOVOZERO, PENINSULE DE KOLA, ex-URSS.
Gemological data
- Chemical formula : Na2BeSi2O6
- Hardness (Mohs) : 6
- Refractive index : nα = 1.544 nβ = 1.546 nγ = 1.549
- Crystal system : Orthorhombic
- Group : Silicates
- Mineralogical Class : Inosilicates
