Classification of Ikranite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2000 |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 8/E.25-14
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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: | 64.1.1.2
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 Ikranite |
| Type Locality: | Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia |
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| General Appearance of Type Material: | grains to 3 cm across |
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| Geological Setting of type material: | alkaline pegmatite |
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Physical Properties of Ikranite |
| Lustre: | Vitreous |
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| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Transparent |
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| Colour: | brownish yellow to light brown |
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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): | 2.82 g/cm3 |
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Crystallography of Ikranite |
| Crystal System: | Trigonal |
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| Class (H-M): | 3m - Ditrigonal Pyramidal |
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| Space Group: | R3m |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 14.167Å, c = 30.081Å
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| Ratio: | a:c = 1 : 2.123 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 5,228.52 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 4.30 | | (90) | | 3.52 | | (55) | | 2.96 | | (90) | | 2.84 | | (100) |
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Chemical Properties of Ikranite |
| Formula: | | (Na,H | | O) | | (Ca,Mn | | ) | | Fe | | Zr | | [Cl|(H | | Si | | O | | ) | | |{(Si | | O | | ) | | ,(Si | | O | | ) | | SiO}] · 2-3H | | O |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Ca, Cl, Fe, H, Mn, Na, O, Si, Zr |
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Relationship of Ikranite to other Species |
| Member of: | Eudialyte Group |
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Other Members of Group:
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Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
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Other Names for Ikranite |
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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 Ikranite |
Reference List:
- + | Chukanov, N.V., Pekov, I.V., Zadov, A.E., Korovushkin, V.V., Ekimenkova, I.A., Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Khasanov, V.V. (2003): Ikranite and raslakite - new eudyalite-group minerals from the Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (2003): 132(5), 22-33.
Rastsvetaeva, R.K. and N. V. Chukanov (2003), Ikranite: Composition and Structure of a New Mineral of the Eudialyte Group, Crystallography Reports - September 2003: 48(5): 717-720.
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Localities for Ikranite |
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