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Tsepinite-K R070215

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Name: Tsepinite-K
RRUFF ID: R070215
Ideal Chemistry: (K,Ba,Na)2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·3H2O
Locality: Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaya Oblast'; Northern Region, Russia
Source: Michael Scott S100460 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Light orange acicular crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ labuntsovite (11) ]
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070215
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Tsepinite-K

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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]

Rozenberg K A, Rastsvetaeva R K, Chukanov N V, Pekov I V (2002) Crystal structure of the new mineral Tsepinite-K, Doklady Chemistry, 386, 246-250   [view file]

Chukanov N V, Pekov I V, Zadov A E, Rosenberg K A, Rastsvetaeva R K, Krivovichev S V, Levitskay L A (2003) New minerals tsepinite-K (K,Ba,Na)2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·3H2O and paratsepinite-Ba (Ba,Na,K)2-x(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·4H2O and their relationship with other labuntsovite group members, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 132, issue 1 38-51   [view file]

Grice J D, Ferraris G (2003) New minerals approved in 2002 and nomenclature modifications approved 1998-2002 by the commission on new minerals and mineral names, International Mineralogical Association, American Mineralogist, 88, 1620-1624   [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]

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2004) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 89, 894-897   [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]