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Kanonerovite

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Formula:
Na
 
3
Mn
2+
 
(P
 
3
O
 
10
) · 12H
 
2
O
System:MonoclinicColour:colourless
Hardness:2½ - 3
Name:For Aleksandr Anatol'evich Kanonerov (born 1955), mining historian (Nizhnii Tagil Museum of Mining Industry), who found the mineral.


Mn2+ analogue of Hylbrownite.

Classification of Kanonerovite

IMA status:Approved 1997
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/0.0-
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.FC.30

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
F : Polyphosphates, Polyarsenates, [4]-Polyvanadates
C : Polyphosphates, etc., with H2O only
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Type Occurrence of Kanonerovite

Type Locality:Kazennitsa vein, Alabashka pegmatite field, Yuzhakovo Village, Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
General Appearance of Type Material:radial-lamellar aggregates, 0.1 - 1.2 mm in diameter
Geological Setting of type material:found in a pegmatite vein

Physical Properties of Kanonerovite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:colourless
Streak:white
Hardness (Mohs):2½ - 3
Hardness Data:Measured
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:Poor/Indistinct
(010)
Fracture:Irregular/Uneven
Density (measured):1.91 g/cm3
Density (calculated):1.9 g/cm3

Crystallography of Kanonerovite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Cell Parameters:a = 14.71Å, b = 9.33Å, c = 15.13Å
β = 89.8°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.577 : 1 : 1.622
Unit Cell Volume:V 2075 ų
Z:4

Optical Data of Kanonerovite

Type:Uniaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.453 nγ = 1.459
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.006

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate

Chemical Properties of Kanonerovite

Formula:
Na
 
3
Mn
2+
 
(P
 
3
O
 
10
) · 12H
 
2
O
Essential elements:H, Mn, Na, O, P
All elements listed in formula:H, Mn, Na, O, P

Relationship of Kanonerovite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.FC.05Fianelite
Mn
2+
2
((V,As)
 
2
O
 
7
) · 2H
 
2
O
8.FC.10Canaphite
Na
 
2
Ca(P
 
2
O
 
7
) · 4H
 
2
O
8.FC.15Pintadoite
Ca
 
2
(V
 
2
O
 
7
) · 9H
 
2
O
8.FC.20Arnhemite
(K,Na)
 
4
Mg
 
2
(P
 
2
O
 
7
)
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
8.FC.25Wooldridgeite
Na
 
2
CaCu
2+
2
(P
 
2
O
 
7
)
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O

Other Names for Kanonerovite

Synonyms:
IMA1997-016
Other Languages:
German:Kanonerovit
Spanish:Kanonerovita

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 Kanonerovite

Reference List:

- +
Popova, V.I., V.A. Popov, E.V. Sokolova, G. Ferraris & N.V. Chukanov (2002): Kanonerovite, MnNa3P3O10 · 12 H2O, the first triphosphate mineral (Kazennitsa pegmatite, Middle Urals, Russia). Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 2002, 117-127.

Acta Crystallographica C43, 4-7.

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    Russia
     
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast'
          • Yuzhakovo Village
            • Alabashka pegmatite field
    		V.I. Popova et al. (2002) N. Jb. Miner. Mh., 117-127
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