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Kostylevite

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Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
© Pavel M. Kartashov

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Formula:
K
 
2
ZrSi
 
3
O
 
9
·H
 
2
O
System:MonoclinicHardness:5
This page provides mineralogical data about Kostylevite.

Classification of Kostylevite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/E.15-30
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.CJ.35

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
J : [Si6O18]12- 6-membered single rings (sechser-Einfachringe), without insular complex anions
Dana 8th edition ID:59.2.1.3

59 : CYCLOSILICATES Three-Membered Rings
2 : Three-Membered Rings, hydrated
Hey's CIM Ref.:14.10.15

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
10 : Silicates of Zr or Hf
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Type Occurrence of Kostylevite

Type Locality:Vuonnemiok River Valley, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1983

Physical Properties of Kostylevite

Hardness (Mohs):5

Crystallography of Kostylevite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 13.17Å, b = 11.71Å, c = 6.56Å
β = 105.26°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.125 : 1 : 0.56
Unit Cell Volume:V 976.02 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Kostylevite

Type:Biaxial
RI values: nα = 1.595 nβ = 1.598 nγ = 1.610
2V:Measured: 48° , Calculated: 54°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.015

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

Chemical Properties of Kostylevite

Formula:
K
 
2
ZrSi
 
3
O
 
9
·H
 
2
O
Essential elements:H, K, O, Si, Zr
All elements listed in formula:H, K, O, Si, Zr
Common Impurities:Ti,Hf,Fe

Relationship of Kostylevite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
9.CJ.05Bazzite
Be
 
3
Sc
 
2
Si
 
6
O
 
18
9.CJ.05Beryl
Be
 
3
Al
 
2
Si
 
6
O
 
18
9.CJ.05Indialite
Mg
 
2
Al
 
4
Si
 
5
O
 
18
9.CJ.05Stoppaniite
(Na,[ ])
 
2
(Fe,Al,Mg)
 
4
[Be
 
6
Si
 
12
O
 
36
]·2H2O
9.CJ.10Cordierite
(Mg,Fe)
 
2
Al
 
4
Si
 
5
O
 
18
9.CJ.10Sekaninaite
(Fe,Mg)
 
2
Al
 
4
Si
 
5
O
 
18
9.CJ.15aCombeite
Na
 
2
Ca
 
2
Si
 
3
O
 
9
9.CJ.15bImandrite
Na
 
12
Ca
 
3
Fe
3+
2
[Si
 
6
O
 
18
]
 
2
9.CJ.15aKazakovite
Na
 
6
Ti[Si
 
6
O
 
16
(OH)
 
2
]
9.CJ.15cKoashvite
Na
 
6
(Ca,Mn)(Ti,Fe)Si
 
6
O
 
18
·H
 
2
O
9.CJ.15aLovozerite
Na
 
2
Ca(Zr,Ti)[Si
 
6
O
 
12
(OH,O)
 
6
]*H
 
2
O
9.CJ.15aTisinalite
Na
 
3
H
 
3
(Mn,Ca,Fe)TiSi
 
6
(O,OH)
 
18
·2H
 
2
O
9.CJ.15aZirsinalite
Na
 
6
(Ca,Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)Zr[Si
 
6
O
 
18
]
9.CJ.15aLitvinskite
Na
 
2
([],Na,Mn)ZrSi
 
6
O
 
12
(OH,O)
 
6
9.CJ.15aKapustinite
Na
 
5
(Na,Mn
2+
 
)
 
<1
Zr[Si
 
6
O
 
16
(OH)
 
2
]
9.CJ.25Baratovite
KCa
 
7
(Ti,Zr)
 
2
Li
 
3
Si
 
12
O
 
36
F
 
2
9.CJ.25Katayamalite
KCa
 
7
Ti
 
2
Li
 
3
Si
 
12
O
 
36
(OH)
 
2
9.CJ.25Aleksandrovite
KCa
 
7
Sn
 
2
Li
 
3
Si
 
12
O
 
30
F
 
2
9.CJ.30Dioptase
Cu
 
6
(Si
 
6
O
 
18
)·6H
 
2
O
9.CJ.40Petarasite
Na
 
5
Zr
 
2
[(OH,Cl)|Si
 
6
O
 
18
]·2H
 
2
O
9.CJ.45Gerenite-(Y)
(Ca,Na)
 
2
(Y,REE)
 
3
Si
 
6
O
 
18
·2H
 
2
O
9.CJ.50Odintsovite
K
 
2
Na
 
4
Ca
 
3
Ti
 
2
Be
 
4
Si
 
12
O
 
38
9.CJ.55Mathewrogersite
Pb
 
7
(Fe
2+
 
,Cu)Al
 
3
Ge[(OH,H
 
2
O)
 
6
|(Si
 
3
O
 
9
)
 
4
]
9.CJ.60Pezzottaite
Cs(Be
 
2
Li)Al
 
2
Si
 
6
O
 
18
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
14.10.1Zircon
Zr[SiO
 
4
]
14.10.2Hafnon
(Hf,Zr)[SiO
 
4
]
14.10.3Zektzerite
LiNa(Zr,Ti,Hf)Si
 
6
O
 
15
14.10.4Parakeldyshite
Na
 
2
ZrSi
 
2
O
 
7
14.10.5Vlasovite
Na
 
2
ZrSi
 
4
O
 
11
14.10.6Keldyshite
(Na,H)
 
2
ZrSi
 
2
O
 
7
14.10.7Gaidonnayite
Na
 
2
Zr[Si
 
3
O
 
9
]·2H
 
2
O
14.10.8Terskite
Na
 
4
ZrSi
 
6
O
 
16
·2H
 
2
O
14.10.9Elpidite
Na
 
2
ZrSi
 
6
O
 
15
·3H
 
2
O
14.10.10Hilairite
Na
 
2
Zr[SiO
 
3
]
 
3
·3H
 
2
O
14.10.11Petarasite
Na
 
5
Zr
 
2
[(OH,Cl)|Si
 
6
O
 
18
]·2H
 
2
O
14.10.12Khibinskite
K
 
2
ZrSi
 
2
O
 
7
14.10.13Wadeite
K
 
2
Zr[Si
 
3
O
 
9
]
14.10.14Dalyite
K
 
2
ZrSi
 
6
O
 
15
14.10.16Umbite
K
 
2
(Zr,Ti)Si
 
3
O
 
9
·H
 
2
O
14.10.17Paraumbite
K
 
3
Zr
 
2
H(Si
 
3
O
 
9
)
 
2
·nH
 
2
O
14.10.18Georgechaoite
NaKZr[Si
 
3
O
 
9
]·2H
 
2
O
14.10.19Gittinsite
CaZr[Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
14.10.20Calciocatapleiite
CaZrSi
 
3
O
 
9
·2H
 
2
O
14.10.21Calciohilairite
CaZr[SiO
 
3
]
 
3
·3H
 
2
O
14.10.22Armstrongite
CaZr[Si
 
6
O
 
15
]·3H
 
2
O
14.10.23Lemoynite
(Na,K)
 
2
CaZr
 
2
Si
 
10
O
 
26
·5H
 
2
O
14.10.24Catapleiite
Na
 
2
Zr[Si
 
3
O
 
9
]·2H
 
2
O
14.10.25Baghdadite
Ca
 
3
(Zr,Ti)[O
 
2
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
14.10.26Lovozerite
Na
 
2
Ca(Zr,Ti)[Si
 
6
O
 
12
(OH,O)
 
6
]*H
 
2
O
14.10.27Låvenite
(Na,Ca)
 
2
(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)(Zr,Ti)[(O,OH,F)
 
2
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
14.10.28Penkvilksite
Na
 
4
Ti
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
22
·4H
 
2
O
14.10.29Darapiosite
KNa
 
2
Li(Mn,Zn)
 
2
ZrSi
 
12
O
 
30
14.10.30Bazirite
BaZr[Si
 
3
O
 
9
]
14.10.31Komkovite
BaZr[Si
 
3
O
 
9
]·3H
 
2
O
14.10.32Zirsinalite
Na
 
6
(Ca,Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)Zr[Si
 
6
O
 
18
]
14.10.33Tranquillityite
(Fe
2+
 
,Ca)
 
8
(Zr,Y)
 
2
Ti
 
3
[O
 
4
|SiO
 
4
]
 
3

Other Names for Kostylevite

Synonyms:
IMA1982-053
Other Languages:
German:Kostylevit
Russian:Костылевит
Spanish:Kostylevita

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 Kostylevite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1984): 69: 812.

Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 112: 469-474.

Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 256: 860-863.

Soviet Physics – Doklady: 26: 118-120.

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    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Khibiny Massif
    		33 IGC excursion No 47, July 22 – August 2, 2008 Stop 2-2
    ZVMO,(1983) 112, 469-474; Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 4, 2000; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
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