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Name: Kazanskyite RRUFF ID: R130020 Ideal Chemistry: Ba◻TiNbNa3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)2 Locality: Kirovskii mine, Mount Kukisvumchorr, Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia Source: Fernando Camara Owner: Fernando Camara Description: Colourless to very pale tan flakes, associated with natrolite, barytolamprophyllite, nechelyustovite, hydroxylapatite, belovite-(La), belovite-(Ce), gaidonnayite, nenadkevichite, epididymite, apophyllite-(KF) and sphalerite. Data from Camara et al (2012) Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
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RRUFF ID: | R130020.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.4260(9)Å b: 7.135(1)Å c: 25.514(4)Å alpha: 90.172(4)° beta: 90.916(4)° gamma: 89.964(3)° Volume: 977.61(3)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Kazanskyite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2011) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 10. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2011, Mineralogical Magazine, 75, 2549-2561 [view file] |
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Cámara F, Sokolova E, Hawthorne F C (2012) Kazanskyite, Ba◻TiNbNa3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4, a Group-III Ti-disilicate mineral from the Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia: description and crystal structure, Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 473-492 [view file] |
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Cámara F, Gagné O C, Belakovskiy D I, Uvarova Y (2015) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 100, 1319-1332 [view file] |
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