Zhemchuzhnikovite is an oxalate mineral of organic origin; formula NaMg(FeAl)C₂O₄·8H₂O. It forms smokey green crystals with a vitreous lustre and is found in

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s. It is named after Yury Zhemchuzhnikov (1885–1957), a Russian

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{{mineral-stub Organic minerals Oxalate minerals Sodium minerals Magnesium minerals Aluminium minerals Iron minerals Trigonal minerals Minerals described in 1963

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