R190014 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Laverovite R190014

Name: Laverovite
RRUFF ID: R190014
Ideal Chemistry: K₂NaMn₇Zr₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F
Locality: Desourdy Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada
Source: Royal Ontario Museum M26526 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Brown fragment showing lamellar habit. Type sample. This sample is the same as R060216. A fragment was given to Elena Sokolova. All data are from Sokolova et al. (2019) except for the Raman spectra and photograph.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

Mineral Group: [ astrophyllite (11) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R190014
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment. The laverovite zone is enclosed by a red ellipse.
Measured Chemistry:	(K_1.78Sr_0.02Cs_0.01◻_0.19)(◻_1.85Na_0.15)(Na_0.88Ca_0.12)(Mn_4.03Fe²⁺_2.71Mg_0.25Zn_0.01)(Zr_1.11Ti_0.82Nb_0.06Mg_0.01)[(Si_7.78Al_0.26)O₂₄]O₂[(OH)_3.68F_0.32]F[◻_1.85(H₂O)_0.15]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented Raman on the primary sample

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

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R190014

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 5.4329(1)Å b: 11.9232(3)Å c: 11.7491(3)Å
alpha: 112.905(2)° beta: 94.696(1)° gamma: 103.178(1)° Volume: 670.14(5)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

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REFERENCES for Laverovite
Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2018) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 46. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2018, Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 1369-1379 [view file]
Sokolova E, Day M C, Hawthorne F C, Kasatkin A V, Downs R T, Horváth L, Pfenninger-Horváth E (2019) Laverovite, K₂NaMn₇Zr₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F, a new astrophyllite-super-group mineral from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 57, 201-213 [view file]
Belakovskiy D, Uvarova Y (2021) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 106, 1186-1191 [view file]

REFERENCES for Laverovite

Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2018) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 46. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2018, Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 1369-1379 [view file]

Sokolova E, Day M C, Hawthorne F C, Kasatkin A V, Downs R T, Horváth L, Pfenninger-Horváth E (2019) Laverovite, K₂NaMn₇Zr₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F, a new astrophyllite-super-group mineral from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 57, 201-213 [view file]

Belakovskiy D, Uvarova Y (2021) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 106, 1186-1191 [view file]