Vuoriyarvite-K R070703



Name: Vuoriyarvite-K
RRUFF ID: R070703
Ideal Chemistry: (K,Na,◻)12Nb8(Si4O12)4O8·12-16H2O
Locality: Vein No. 46, Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Source: Michael Scott S101588 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Light tan, compact mass of micro-crystals associated with calcite and greenish sodalite
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ labuntsovite (11) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070703
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070703.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 14.397(9)Å    b: 13.929(8)Å    c: 15.622(9)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 117.37(3)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 2782(2)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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REFERENCES for Vuoriyarvite-K

Rastsvetaeva R K, Tamazyan R A, Pushcharovskii D Y, Nadezhina T N, Voloshin A V (1994) K-nenadkevichite, a new representative of the nenadkevichite-labuntsovite series, Crystallography Reports, 39, 908-914   [view file]

Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352   [view file]

Rastsvetaeva R K, Chukanov N V, Pekov I V, Shlyukova Z V, Khomyakov A P (1998) Structures of two potassium-rich labuntsovites in relation to the crystal chemistry of minerals of the labuntsovite-nenadkevichite family, Crystallography Reports, 43, 820-827

Subbotin V V, Voloshin A V, Pakhomovskii Y A, Bakhchisaraitsev A Y, Pushcharovsky D Y, Rastsvetaeva R K, Nadezhina T N (1998) Vuoriyarvite (K, Na)2(Nb,Ti)2Si4O12(O,OH)2*4H2O- a new mineral from carbonatites of the Vuoriyarvi Massif, Kola Peninsula, Doklady Earth Sciences, 358, 73-75   [view file]

Chukanov N V, Pekov I V, Rastsvetaeva R K, Nekrasov A N (1999) Labuntsovite: Solid solutions and features of the crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 901-910   [view file]

Chukanov N V, Pekov I V, Khomyakov A P (2002) Recommended nomeclature for labuntsovite-group minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy, 14, 165-173   [view file]

Rastsvetaeva R K, Chukanov N V (2002) X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy study of labuntsovite-group minerals, Crystallography Reports, 47, 939-945   [view file]

Grice J D, Ferraris G (2003) New minerals approved in 2002 and nomenclature modifications approved in 1998-2002 by the Commission on the New Minerals and Mineral Names, International Mineralogical Association, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 795-802   [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]