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Labuntsovite Group

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Hackman Valley, Yukspor Mt., Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
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A very large group of porous titano- and niobosilicates (monoclinic, pseudo-orthorhombic).
Seven subgroups are distinguished, each corresponding to different structure types (Chukanov et al., 2002).

One of these is the Nenadkevichite Subgroup which comprises orthorhombic members.

Classification of Labuntsovite Group

Dana 8th edition ID:60.1.3.2

60 : CYCLOSILICATES Four-Membered Rings
1 : Four-Membered Rings, as Titanosilicates
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References for Labuntsovite Group

Reference List:Chukanov, Nikita V.; Pekov, Igor V.; Rastsvetaeva, Ramiza K.; Nekrasov, Aleksei N. (1999): Labuntsovite: solid solutions and features of the crystal structure. Can. Mineral. 37, 901-910.

Chukanov, Nikita V.; Pekov, Igor V.; Khomyakov, Alexander P. (2002): Recommended nomenclature for labuntsovite-group minerals. European Journal of Mineralogy 14, 165-173.

Armbruster, Th., Krivovichev, S.V., Weber, Th., Gnos, E., Organova, N.N., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Shlyukova, Z.V. (2004): Origin of diffuse superstructure reflections in labuntsovite-group minerals. American Mineralogist, 89, 1655-1666.

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