Classification of Carbokentbrooksite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2002 |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 8/E.25-32
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 9.CO.10
9 : SILICATES (Germanates) C : Cyclosilicates O : [Si9O27]18- 9-membered rings |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 64.1.2.3
64 : CYCLOSILICATES Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups 1 : Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups with mixed ring types |
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Type Occurrence of Carbokentbrooksite |
| Type Locality: | Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Alayskiy (Alai) Range, Tien Shan Mts, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan |
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| General Appearance of Type Material: | replacing grains and pseudorhombohedral crystals of eudialyte |
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| Geological Setting of type material: | Pegmatite |
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Physical Properties of Carbokentbrooksite |
| Lustre: | Vitreous |
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| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Transparent |
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| Colour: | yellow, orange-yellow |
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| Streak: | white |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 5 |
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| Tenacity: | Brittle |
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| Cleavage: | None Observed |
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| Fracture: | Conchoidal |
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| Density (measured): | 3.14 g/cm3 |
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Crystallography of Carbokentbrooksite |
| Crystal System: | Trigonal |
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| Class (H-M): | 3m - Ditrigonal Pyramidal |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 14.24Å, c = 30.04Å
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| Ratio: | a:c = 1 : 2.11 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 5,275.34 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 3.20 | | (40) | | 2.97 | | (85) |
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Chemical Properties of Carbokentbrooksite |
| Formula: | | Na | | (Na,Ce) | | Ca | | Mn | | Zr | | Nb[(OH) | | |CO | | |(Si | | O | | ) | | |(Si | | O | | ) | | SiO] · H | | O |
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| All elements listed in formula: | C, Ca, Ce, H, Mn, Na, Nb, O, Si, Zr |
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Relationship of Carbokentbrooksite to other Species |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
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Other Names for Carbokentbrooksite |
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Other Information |
| Fluorescence in UV light: | none |
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| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. |
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References for Carbokentbrooksite |
| Reference List: | Khomyakov, A.P., Dusmatov, V.D., Ferraris, G., Gula, A., Ivaldi, G., and Nechelyustov, G.N. (2003) Zirsilite-(Ce), (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73(OH)3(CO3)·H2O, and carbokentbrooksite, (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O, two new eudialyte-group minerals from the Dara-i-Pioz alkaline massif, Tajikistan. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 132(5): 40-51.
Lapis 29(2), 41 (2004) |
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