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Manganonordite-(Ce) R140749



Name: Manganonordite-(Ce)
RRUFF ID: R140749
Ideal Chemistry: Na3SrCeMn2+Si6O17
Locality: Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Source: Rock Currier [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless to pale grey tabular crystals, associated with black aegirine and ussingite
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Nordite (5) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R140749.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment. Dark phase is a mixture of clay minerals.
Measured Chemistry: Na3.16(Sr1.00Ca0.04Ba0.02)(Ce0.54La0.40Nd0.07Pr0.04)(Mn0.37Zn0.29Fe0.23Mg0.11)Si5.90O17
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R140749.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 14.4477(20)Å    b: 5.1850(8)Å    c: 19.8510(28)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1487.06(20)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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REFERENCES for Manganonordite-(Ce)

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Pekov I V, Chukanov N V, Kononkova N N, Belakovsky D I, Pushcharovsky D Y, Vinogradova S A (1998) Ferronordite-(Ce) Na3SrFeSi6O17 and manganonordite-(Ce) Na3SrMnSi6O17 — the new minerals from Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 127, issue 1 32-41   [view file]

Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C (1999) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 84, 685-688   [view file]

Pushcharovskii D Y, Pekov I V, Pluth J J, Smith J, Ferraris G Vinogradova S A, Arakcheeva A V, Soboleva S V, Semenov E I (1999) Raite, manganonordite-(Ce), and ferronordite-(Ce) from the Lovozero massif: Crystal structures and mineralogical geochemistry, Crystallography Reports, 44, 565-574   [view file]

Pekov I V (2007) New minerals from former Soviet Union countries, 1998-2006: new minerals approved by the IMA commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Almanac, 11, 9-51   [view file]

Dal Bo F, Gulbransen E H, Friis H (2021) New data on nordite-(Ce) and the establishment of the nordite supergroup, Mineralogical Magazine, 85, 431-437