Classification of Kumdykolite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2007 |
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 9.FA.45
9 : SILICATES (Germanates) F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H2O A : Tektosilicates without additional non-tetrahedral anions |
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Type Occurrence of Kumdykolite |
| Type Locality: | Lake Kumdikol diamond deposit, Lake Kumdikol (Lake Kumdykol'; Ozero Kumdykol'), Prirechnoye, Akmola Province (Aqmola Oblysy; Akmolinskaya Oblast'), Kazakhstan |
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| General Appearance of Type Material: | micromete-size inclusions in omphacite |
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Crystallography of Kumdykolite |
| Crystal System: | Orthorhombic |
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| Class (H-M): | mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal |
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| Space Group: | Pnnm {P21/n 21/n 2/m} |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 8.24(1) Å, b = 8.68(1) Å, c = 4.84(1) Å
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| Ratio: | a:b:c = 0.949 : 1 : 0.558 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 346.17 ų |
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| Z: | 2 |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 5.97 | | ( | | 4.33 | | ( | | 4.21 | | ( | | 4.18 | | ( | | 4.12 | | ( | | 3.76 | | ( | | 3.23 | | ( | | 3.02 | | ( | | 2.95 | | ( | | 2.74 | | ( |
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| Comments: | Intensities not given |
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Chemical Properties of Kumdykolite |
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| Essential elements: | Al, Na, O, Si |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Al, Na, O, Si |
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Relationship of Kumdykolite to other Species |
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Other Names for Kumdykolite |
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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 Kumdykolite |
Reference List:
- + | Hwang, S.-L., Shen, P., Chu, H.-T., Yui, T.-F., Liou, J. G. and Sobolev, N. V. Sobolev (2010): Kumdykolite, an orthorhombic polymorph of albite, from the Kokchetav ultrahigh-pressure massif, Kazakhstan. Eur. J. Mineral. (fast-track article). |
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