Alsakharovite-Zn Mineral Data

Alsakharovite-Zn Mineral Data

General Alsakharovite-Zn Information

Chemical Formula:

NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,240.78 gm

Potassium 1.99 % K 2.39 % K₂O

Barium 3.21 % Ba 3.58 % BaO

Sodium 1.50 % Na 2.02 % Na₂O

Strontium 3.74 % Sr 4.43 % SrO

Calcium 1.03 % Ca 1.45 % CaO

Titanium 11.19 % Ti 18.67 % TiO₂

Niobium 8.69 % Nb 12.43 % Nb₂O₅

Zinc 4.01 % Zn 4.99 % ZnO

Iron 0.18 % Fe 0.23 % FeO

Silicon 18.11 % Si 38.74 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 1.23 % H 10.96 % H₂O

Oxygen 45.13 % O

______ ______

100.00 % 99.88 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na_0.68Ca_0.32Sr_0.53Na_0.13K_0.63Ba_0.29Zn_0.76Fe²⁺_0.04Ti_2.9Nb_1.16Si₈O₂₄O_2.9(OH)_1.1·7(H₂O)

Environment:

Hydrothemal mineral in cavities of a eudialyte-aegirine-feldspar pegmatite. Labuntsovite group, gutkovaite subgroup; structure determined.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Lepkhe-Nelm Mountain, Lovozero alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Aleksey S. Sakharov (1910-1996), Russian geologist who studied the Lovozero alkaline massif.

Synonym:

IMA2002-003

Alsakharovite-Zn Image

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Alsakharovite-Zn

Comments: Light brown crystal fragment of alsakharovite-Zn.
Location: Lepkhe Nelm Mountain, Lovozero, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Scale: Crystal size 2 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Alsakharovite-Zn Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0394:1:0.562

Cell Dimensions:

a = 14.495, b = 13.945, c = 7.838, Z = 2; beta = 117.75° V = 1,402.10 Den(Calc)= 2.94

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - DomaticH-M Symbol (m) Space Group: Cm

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 6.96(1)(020,001), 3.11(0.9)(041,022,240), 3.21(0.8)(402,421,400), 1.7(0.4)(463,444,461,442.5(0.4)(441,403), 2.6(0.35)(15

Physical Properties of Alsakharovite-Zn

Cleavage:

None

Color:

White, Pale brown, Colorless.

Density:

2.9

Diaphaniety:

Translucent to transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Alsakharovite-Zn

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.031 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.044 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2442,KPDmeas= 0.2476,KC= 0.2554

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.68, b=1.687, g=1.787, bire=0.1070, 2V(Calc)=32, 2V(Meas)=25. Dispersion dispersion not observed.

Calculated Properties of Alsakharovite-Zn

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.83 gm/cc
note: r_{Alsakharovite-Zn}=2.90 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.03318
Boson Index = 0.96682

Photoelectric:

PE_{Alsakharovite-Zn}= 34.73 barns/electron
U=PE_{Alsakharovite-Zn} x r_electron= 98.39 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 28.00 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Alsakharovite-Zn - barely detectable

Alsakharovite-Zn Classification

Dana Class:

60.1.3f.2 (60)Cyclosilicate Four-Membered Rings

(60.1)as Titanosilicates

(60.1.3f)Labuntsovite Group (Gutkovaite subgroup Monoclinic [Cm])

60.1.3f.1 Gutkovaite-Mn! CaK2Mn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·5(H2O) Cm m

60.1.3f.2 Alsakharovite-Zn ! NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) Cm m

60.1.3f.3 Neskevaaraite-Fe! NaK3Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) Cm m

Strunz Class:

VIII/E.07-210 VIII - Silicates

VIII/E - Cyklosilicates, quadruplet rings [Si4O11]8-

VIII/E.07 - Labuntsovite Group

VIII/E.07-10 Korobitsynite! Na3(Ti,Nb)2[Si4O12](OH,O)2·3-4(H2O) Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-20 Nenadkevichite (Na,Ca,K)(Nb,Ti)Si2O6(O,OH)·2(H2O) Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-30* Strontiochevkinite (Sr,REE)4Fe(Ti,Zr)2Ti2Si4O22 C 2/a 2/m

VIII/E.07-30 Tsepinite-Na! (Na,H3O,K,Sr,Ba)2(Ti,Nb)2[Si4O12](OH,O)2·3(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-32 Tsepinite-K! (K,Ba,Na)2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·3(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-33 Tsepinite-Ca! (Ca,K,Na,[])2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-34 Paratsepinite-Ba! (Ba,Na,K)2-x(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-40 Vuoriyarvite-K! (K,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2Si4O12(O,OH)2·4(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-50 Clinophosinaite! Na3CaPSiO7 P 2/c 2/m

VIII/E.07-50* Kuzmenkoite-Zn! K2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4·6-8(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-60* Kuzmenkoite-Mn! (K,Na)2(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)4[Si4O12]2(OH)4·5(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-60 Phosinaite-(Ce)! Na13Ca2Ce[Si4O12](PO4)4 P 22121 2 2 2

VIII/E.07-70 Gjerdingenite-Fe! K2[(H2O)2(Fe,Mn)][(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4]·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-80 Gjerdingenite-Mn! (K,Na)2(Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-90 Karupmollerite-Ca! (Na,Ca,K)2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-100 Lemmleinite-K! NaK2(Ti,Nb)2Si4O12(O,OH)2·2(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-110 Lemmleinite-Ba! Na2K2Ba1-xTi4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·5(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-130 Paralabuntsovite-Mg! Na8K8Mg8Ti16(Si4O12)8(O,OH)16·n(H2O) I2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-140 Labuntsovite-Mg! Na4K4(Ba,K)(Mg,Fe)1xTi8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8·10(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-150 Labuntsovite-Fe! Na4K4(Ba,K)2(Fe,Mg,Mn)1xTi8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8·10(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-155 Labuntsovite-Mn Na4K4(Ba,K)(Mn,Fe)1x(Ti,Nb)8[Si4O12]4(O,OH)8·n(H2O),n=10-12 I2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-170 Parakuzmenkoite-Fe! (K,Ba)2Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-180 Organovaite-Zn! K2Zn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-190 Organovaite-Mn! K2Mn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-200 Gutkovaite-Mn! CaK2Mn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·5(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-205 Neskevaaraite-Fe! NaK3Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-210 Alsakharovite-Zn NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-220 Lepkhenelmite-Zn! Ba2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) Cm m

Other Alsakharovite-Zn Information

References:

NAME( CanMin, 41:1309) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, 41:1309) OPTIC PROP.(CanMin, 41:1309)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Alsakharovite-Zn :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Alsakharovite-Zn

NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O)
Dana No: 60.1.3f.2 Strunz No: VIII/E.07-210
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