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Sabinaite

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Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Formula:
Na
 
4
Zr
 
2
TiO
 
4
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
System:MonoclinicColour:Colourless to white
Name:Named after Ann Phyllis Sabina Stenson (b.1930), mineralogist, Geological Survey of Canada, who first collected the mineral.
This page provides mineralogical data about Sabinaite.

Classification of Sabinaite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:5/C.05-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:5.BB.20

5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
B : Carbonates with additional anions, without H2O
B : With alkalies, etc.
Dana 8th edition ID:16a.5.4.1

16a : ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
5 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:11.9.8

11 : Carbonates
9 : Carbonates of Pb, Zr and Th
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Type Occurrence of Sabinaite

Type Locality:Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Year of Discovery:1980

Physical Properties of Sabinaite

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:Colourless to white

Crystallography of Sabinaite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 10.17Å, b = 6.62Å, c = 17.97Å
β = 94.32°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.536 : 1 : 2.715
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,206.40 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Sabinaite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.720 - 1.740 nβ = 1.790 - 1.800 nγ = 1.850 - 1.900
2V:Measured: 85° , Calculated: 80° to 82°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.130 - 0.160

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

Chemical Properties of Sabinaite

Formula:
Na
 
4
Zr
 
2
TiO
 
4
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
Essential elements:C, Na, O, Ti, Zr
All elements listed in formula:C, Na, O, Ti, Zr

Relationship of Sabinaite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
5.BB.05Barentsite
Na
 
7
AlH
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
F
 
4
5.BB.10Dawsonite
NaAlCO
 
3
(OH)
 
2
5.BB.15Tunisite
NaCa
 
2
Al
 
4
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
(OH)
 
8
Cl
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
11.9.1Cerussite
PbCO
 
3
11.9.2Hydrocerussite
Pb
 
3
(CO
 
3
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
11.9.3Dundasite
PbAl
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|CO
 
3
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
11.9.4Gysinite-(Nd)
Pb(Nd,La)[OH|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
] · H
 
2
O
11.9.5Schuilingite-(Nd)
PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO
 
3
)
 
3
(OH)·1.5H
 
2
O
11.9.6Tuliokite
Na
 
6
BaTh(CO
 
3
)
 
6
·6H
 
2
O
11.9.7Weloganite
Sr
 
3
Na
 
2
Zr(CO
 
3
)
 
6
·3H
 
2
O

Other Names for Sabinaite

Synonyms:
IMA1978-071
Other Languages:
German:Sabinait
Russian:Сабинаит
Spanish:Sabinaita

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 Sabinaite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1981): 66: 1277.

American Mineralogist (1986): 71: 231.

Canadian Mineralogist (1996): 34: 811-815.

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    Localities for Sabinaite

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    Canada
     
      • Montérégie
        • Rouville RCM
          • Mont Saint-Hilaire
    		Min Rec (2006) 37: 5-60., Horváth, L and Gault, R.A. (1990), The mineralogy of Mont Saint-Hilaire Quebec. Mineralogical Record: 21: 284-359.
      • Montréal
    		Canadian Mineralogist 18: 25-29.
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