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Khamrabaevite

Formula:
(Ti,V,Fe)C
Hardness:9 - 9½
Name:After Ibragim Khamrabaevich Khamrabaeva (1920- ), Director, Institute of Geology
and Geophysics, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
This page provides mineralogical data about Khamrabaevite.

Classification of Khamrabaevite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:1/A.09-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:1.BA.20

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
B : Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides and Phosphides
A : Carbides
Dana 7th edition ID:1.1.28.2
Dana 8th edition ID:1.1.19.2

1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group
Hey's CIM Ref.:2.9

2 : Carbides, Nitrides, Silicides and Phosphides
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Type Occurrence of Khamrabaevite

Type Locality:Ir-Tash Stream Basin, Arashan Mts, Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range, Angren Region, Tashkent (Toshkent) Viloyati, Uzbekistan
Year of Discovery:1984

Physical Properties of Khamrabaevite

Hardness (Mohs):9 - 9½

Chemical Properties of Khamrabaevite

Formula:
(Ti,V,Fe)C
Essential elements:C, Ti
All elements listed in formula:C, Fe, Ti, V

Relationship of Khamrabaevite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
1.BA.05Cohenite
(Fe,Ni,Co)
 
3
C
1.BA.10Haxonite
(Fe,Ni)
 
23
C
 
6
1.BA.10Isovite
(Cr,Fe)
 
23
C
 
6
1.BA.15Tongbaite
Cr
 
3
C
 
2
1.BA.20Niobocarbide
(Nb,Ta)C
1.BA.20Tantalcarbide
TaC
1.BA.25Qusongite
WC
1.BA.30Yarlongite
Cr
 
4
Fe
 
4
NiC
 
4
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
2.1Moissanite
SiC
2.2Sinoite
Si
 
2
N
 
2
O
2.3Osbornite
TiN
2.4Tongbaite
Cr
 
3
C
 
2
2.5Carlsbergite
CrN
2.6Siderazot
Fe
 
5
N
 
2
2.7Gupeiite
Fe
 
3
Si
2.8Xifengite
Fe
 
5
Si
 
3
2.10Haxonite
(Fe,Ni)
 
23
C
 
6
2.11Cohenite
(Fe,Ni,Co)
 
3
C
2.12Roaldite
(Fe,Ni)
 
4
N
2.13Suessite
(Fe,Ni)
 
3
Si
2.14Schreibersite
(Fe,Ni)
 
3
P
2.15Barringerite
(Fe,Ni)
 
2
P
2.16Perryite
(Ni,Fe)
 
5
(Si,P)
 
2
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping):

- +
1.1.28.1Osbornite
TiN

Other Names for Khamrabaevite

Synonyms:
IMA1983-059
Other Languages:
German:Khamrabaevit
Russian:Хамрабаевит
Spanish:Khamrabaevita

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 Khamrabaevite

Reference List:Bowman, A.L. (1961) The variation of lattice parameter with carbon content of tantalum carbide. Journal of Physical Chemistry: 65: 1596-1602.

Novgorodova, M.I., R.G. Yusupov, M.T. Dmitrieva, A.I. Tsepin, A.V. Sivtsov, and A.I. Gorshkov (1984) Khamrabaevite, (Ti,V,Fe)C, a new mineral. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 113(6): 697-703.

American Mineralogist (1985): 70: 1329 (abstract).

Mineralogical Abstracts (1986) 37, 98.

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    Localities for Khamrabaevite

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Tajikistan
     
    • Viloyati Sogd (Viloyati Sughd; Viloyati Khodzhent; Viloyati Leninabad)
      • Zeravshan Range
        • Pendzhikent (Penjikent; Panjakent)
    		Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Uzbekistan
     
    • Tashkent (Toshkent) Viloyati
      • Angren Region
        • Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range
          • Arashan Mts
    		ZVMO (1984) 113, 697-703; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Min. Mag. 73,43-50(2009)
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