Zhemchuzhnikovite
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Zhemchuzhnikovite is a mineral of organic origin; formula NaMg(FeAl)C2O4.8H2O. It forms smokey green crystals with a vitreous lustre and is found in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n coal mines. It is named after Yury Zhemchuzhnikov http://www.cultinfo.ru/fulltext/1/001/008/039/561.htm, a Russian clay
Clay
Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...

 mineralogist.
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