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Name: Feklichevite RRUFF ID: R120046 Ideal Chemistry: Na11Ca9(Fe3+,Fe2+)2Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 Locality: Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia Source: Donald Doell [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Massive reddish-brown crystals, associated with orthoclase Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ eudialyte (13) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R120046.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 14.243(1)Å b: 14.243(1)Å c: 30.131(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 5293.6(8)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Feklichevite | |
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Pekov I V, Ekimenkova I A, Chukanov N V, Rastsvetaeva R K, Kononkova N N, Pekova N A, Zadov A E (2001) Feklichevite Na11Ca9(Fe3+,Fe2+)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5, a new mineral of the eudialyte group from Kovdor Massif, Kola peninsula, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 130, issue 3 55-65 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2002) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 87, 1731-1735 [view file] |
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Mandarino J A (2002) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1527-1550 [view file] |
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Johnsen O, Ferraris G, Gault R A, Grice J D, Kampf A R, Pekov I V (2003) The nomenclature of eudialyte-group minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 785-794 [view file] |
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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] |
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Rastsvetaeva R K, Chukanov N V (2012) Classification of eudialyte-group minerals, Geology of Ore Deposits, 54, 487-497 [view file] |
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