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Name: Faizievite RRUFF ID: R070221 Ideal Chemistry: Li6K2Na(Ca6Na)Ti4(Si6O18)2(Si12O30)F2 Locality: Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Alayskiy (Alai) Range, Tien Shan Mts, Districts of the Republican Subordination, Tajikistan Source: Michael Scott S100427 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale brownish yellow massive associated with quartz Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
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| RRUFF ID: | R070221.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
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a: 9.829(8)Å b: 9.830(6)Å c: 17.32(1)Å alpha: 99.24(1)° beta: 94.64(3)° gamma: 119.86(1)° Volume: 1407(4)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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| REFERENCES for Faizievite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Agakhanov A A, Pautov L A, Uvarova Y A, Sokolova E V, Hawthorne F C, Karpenko V Y, Gafurov F G (2007) Faizievite, K2Na(Ca6Na)Ti4Li6Si24O66F2 - a new mineral species, New Data on Minerals. Moscow, 42, 5-10 [view file] |
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Piilonen P C, Poirier G, Tait K T (2008) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 93, 1941-1946 [view file] |
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Uvarova Y A, Sokolova E, Hawthorne F C, Agakhanov A A, Pautov L A (2008) The crystal chemistry of faizievite, K2Li6Na(Ca6Na)Ti4[Si6O18]2[Si12O30]F2, a novel structure based on intercalated blocks of the baratovite and berezanskite structures, The Canadian Mineralogist, 46, 163-171 [view file] |
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