Chernykhite
Balasauskandyk V Deposit, Shieli District, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan
3.1 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm. This mineral is only found in two places in the world, one of which is the Shenhe Mine in China, and the other is the type locality, the Balasauskandyk V Deposit in Kazakhstan. This piece is from the type locality, which dates back to a discovery from 1998 which was reported in the Canadian Mineralogist (Vol 36, pgs 905-912). ...
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