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Ternovite

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Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
© Knut Eldjarn




Formula:
(Mg,Ca)Nb
 
4
O
 
11
 · nH
 
2
O
System:MonoclinicColour:White
Lustre:SilkyHardness:3
Name:Named after Vladimir Ivanovich Ternovoi (1928–1980), economic geologist, a pioneer in studies of the Kovdor phlogopite deposit.
This page provides mineralogical data about Ternovite.

Classification of Ternovite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/D.06-35
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.FM.15

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
F : Hydroxides (without V or U)
M : Hydroxides with H2O +- (OH); unclassified
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Type Occurrence of Ternovite

Type Locality:Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Physical Properties of Ternovite

Lustre:Silky
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Translucent
Colour:White
Hardness (Mohs):3

Crystallography of Ternovite

Crystal System:Monoclinic

Optical Data of Ternovite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.725 nβ = 1.830 nγ = 1.845
2V:Measured: 39° , Calculated: 38°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.120

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Very High
Dispersion:none

Chemical Properties of Ternovite

Formula:
(Mg,Ca)Nb
 
4
O
 
11
 · nH
 
2
O
Essential elements:H, Mg, Nb, O
All elements listed in formula:Ca, H, Mg, Nb, O

Relationship of Ternovite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
4.FM.15Franconite
Na
 
2
Nb
 
4
O
 
11
 · 9H
 
2
O
4.FM.15Hochelagaite
(Ca,Na,Sr)(Nb,Ti,Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
11
 · 8H
 
2
O
4.FM.25Belyankinite
Ca
 
1-2
(Ti,Nb)
 
5
O
 
12
 · 9H
 
2
O (?)
4.FM.25Gerasimovskite
(Mn,Ca)(Nb,Ti)
 
5
O
 
12
 · 9H
 
2
O
4.FM.25Manganbelyankinite
(Mn,Ca)(Ti,Nb)
 
5
O
 
12
 · 9H
 
2
O
4.FM.30Silhydrite
3SiO
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
4.FM.35Cuzticite
Fe
3+
2
(TeO
 
6
) · 3H
 
2
O
4.FM.40Cyanophyllite
Cu
 
5
Al
 
2
Sb
3+
3
O
 
12
(OH) · 12H
 
2
O

Other Names for Ternovite

Synonyms:
IMA1992-044
Other Languages:
German:Ternovit
Spanish:Ternovita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Ternovite

Reference List:

- +
Mineralogical Record: 29: 237.

Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte (1997): (2): 49-60.

Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 127(3): 87-97.

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