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Shakhovite

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Vrissaki Point slag locality, Vrissaki area, Lavrion District slag localities, Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece
© Christian Rewitzer

Formula:
Hg
 
4
SbO
 
3
(OH)
 
3
System:MonoclinicColour:Green (fresh), gray ...
Name:Named after Feliks Nikolaevich Shakhov (1894-1971) Head, Division of Geochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the USSR
This page provides mineralogical data about Shakhovite.

Classification of Shakhovite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/F.13-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.FB.05

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
F : Hydroxides (without V or U)
B : Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; insular octahedra
Dana 8th edition ID:44.3.8.1

44 : ANTIMONATES
3 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:24.2.6

24 : Antimonates and Antimonites
2 : Antimonates of Be, Mg, Ca, Zn or Hg
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Type Occurrence of Shakhovite

Co-type Localities:Khaidarkan (Chaidarkan) Sb-Hg deposit, Fergana Valley, Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan
Kelyana Hg Deposit, Middle Kelyana River, North-Muya Range, Baunt District, Buriatia (Buryatia) Republic, Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1982

Physical Properties of Shakhovite

Lustre:Adamantine
Colour:Green (fresh), gray (weathered)
Streak:Yellow

Crystallography of Shakhovite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 4.87Å, b = 15.09Å, c = 5.43Å
β = 98.86°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.323 : 1 : 0.36
Unit Cell Volume:V 394.28 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Shakhovite

Formula:
Hg
 
4
SbO
 
3
(OH)
 
3
Essential elements:H, Hg, O, Sb
All elements listed in formula:H, Hg, O, Sb

Relationship of Shakhovite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
4.FB.10Cualstibite
Cu
 
2
Al[(OH)
 
6
|Sb
5+
 
(OH)
 
6
]
4.FB.10Zincalstibite
Zn
 
2
Al[(OH)
 
6
|Sb
5+
 
(OH)
 
6
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
24.2.1Swedenborgite
NaBe
 
4
SbO
 
7
24.2.2Byströmite
MgSb
 
2
O
 
6
24.2.3Roméite
(Ca,Fe,Mn,Na)
 
2
(Sb,Ti)
 
2
O
 
6
(O,OH,F)
24.2.4Ordoñezite
ZnSb
 
2
O
 
6
24.2.5Theisite
Cu
 
5
Zn
 
5
[(OH)
 
7
|(AsO
 
4
,SbO
 
4
)]
 
2

Other Names for Shakhovite

Synonyms:
IMA1980-069
Other Languages:
German:Shakhovit
Russian:Шаховит
Spanish:Shakhovita

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 Shakhovite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1981): 66: 1101.

American Mineralogist (1988): 73: 1499.

Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen: 30: 227-235.

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    Localities for Shakhovite

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Germany
     
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Obermoschel
        • Landsberg Mt. (Moschellandsberg Mt.)
    		Lapis 2001(6), 13-40
      • Rockenhausen
        • Stahlberg
    		Lapis 2001(6), 13-40
    Greece
     
    • Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture
      • Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District
        • Lavrion District slag localities
          • Vrissaki area
    		No reference listed
    Kyrgyzstan
     
    • Osh Oblast
      • Fergana Valley
        • Alai Range
    		[Lapis 1993:11 p11-24]
    [Geol.i Geofiz.(1980) p128-132; Lapis 11:11-24]
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
        • Buriatia (Buryatia) Republic
          • Baunt District
            • North-Muya Range
              • Middle Kelyana River
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