Classification of Golyshevite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2004 |
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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: | 64.1.6.
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 Golyshevite |
| Type Locality: | Kovdor Phlogopite mine (Mica Mine; Slyuda Mine; Kovdorslyuda Shaft), Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia |
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| General Appearance of Type Material: | Dark brown aggregates in greyish rock matrix. |
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Physical Properties of Golyshevite |
| Colour: | Dark Brown |
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Crystallography of Golyshevite |
| 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 = 14.231Å, c = 29.984Å
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| Ratio: | a:c = 1 : 2.107 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 5,258.85 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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Chemical Properties of Golyshevite |
| Formula: | | Na | | Ca | | Ca | | Zr | | Fe | | SiNb(Si | | O | | ) | | (Si | | O | | ) | | CO | | (OH) | | · H | | O |
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| Essential elements: | C, Ca, Fe, H, Na, Nb, O, Si, Zr |
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| All elements listed in formula: | C, Ca, Fe, H, Na, Nb, O, Si, Zr |
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Relationship of Golyshevite to other Species |
| Member of: | Eudialyte Group |
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Other Names for Golyshevite |
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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. |
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References for Golyshevite |
Reference List:
- + | K. A. Rozenberg, R. K. Rastsvetaeva, N. V. Chukanov and I. A. Verin: "Crystal Structure of Golyshevite [IMA 2004-039]", Crystallography Reports 50:539 (2005) |
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