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Kumtyubeite

Formula:
Ca
 
5
(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
F
 
2
System:MonoclinicColour:Light pink
Hardness:5 - 6
Name:The name kumtyubeite derives from Kum-Tyube—the name of a mountain plateau situated at the locality where this mineral was found.


Humite Group.
The F-dominant analogue of reinhardbraunsite.

Classification of Kumtyubeite

IMA status:Approved 2008
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.AF.45

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
A : Nesosilicates
F : Nesosilicates with additional anions; cations in [4], [5] and/or only [6] coordination
Dana 8th edition ID:52.3.3.4

52 : NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O
3 : Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] coordination only
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Type Occurrence of Kumtyubeite

Type Locality:Verkhnechegemskaya (Upper Chegem) volcanic structure, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia
Place of Conservation of Type Material:Museum of Natural History, Bern, specimen number NMBE 39572 and in the collection of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow, specimen number 3732/1.
Geological Setting of type material:The mineral occurs in spurrite-rondorfite-ellestadite zones of skarn
Associated Minerals at type locality:
SpurriteMagnesioferrite

Occurrences of Kumtyubeite

Geological Setting:Skarns, burned coal dumps.

Physical Properties of Kumtyubeite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Light pink
Hardness (Mohs):5 - 6
Hardness (Vickers):VHN50=280 - 320 kg/mm2
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:Distinct/Good
distinct on (001)
Density (calculated):2.866 g/cm3

Crystallography of Kumtyubeite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:P21/b {P1 1 21/b} {P21/c} {P1 21/c 1} {P21/a}
Cell Parameters:a = 11.4340(19) Å, b = 5.0575(9) Å, c = 8.8657(16) Å
β = 108.860(12)°
Ratio:a:b:c = 2.261 : 1 : 1.753
Unit Cell Volume:V 485.16 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Twinning:polysynthetic, twins on (001)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
5.422 (38)
3.327 (45)
3.034 (62)
2.941 (35)
2.773 (33)
1.904 (100)
1.895 (46)

Optical Data of Kumtyubeite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.594(2) nβ = 1.605(2) nγ = 1.608(2)
2V:Measured: 40° to 55°, Calculated: 54.8°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.014

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate

Chemical Properties of Kumtyubeite

Formula:
Ca
 
5
(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
F
 
2
Essential elements:Ca, F, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Ca, F, O, Si

Relationship of Kumtyubeite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
9.AF.05Sillimanite
Al
 
2
[O|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.10Andalusite
Al
 
2
[O|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.10Kanonaite
Mn
3+
 
Al[O|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.15Kyanite
Al
 
2
[O|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.20Mullite
Al
 
8
[(O,OH,F)|(Si,Al)O
 
4
]
 
4
9.AF.20Krieselite
(Al,Ga)
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|GeO
 
4
]
9.AF.23Boromullite
Al
 
9
Si
 
2
BO
 
19
9.AF.25Yoderite
Mg(Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
3
[O|OH|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
9.AF.30Magnesiostaurolite
(Mg,Li,Fe
2+
 
)
 
1.5-2
Al
 
9
[O
 
6
|(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.30Staurolite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg,Zn)
 
1.5-2
Al
 
9
[O
 
6
|(OH,O)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.30Zincostaurolite
(Zn,Li,Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
<2
Al
 
9
[O
 
6
|(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.35Topaz
Al
 
2
[(F,OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.40Norbergite
Mg
 
3
[(F,OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.45Alleghanyite
Mn
2+
5
[(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
9.AF.45Chondrodite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
[(F,OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
9.AF.45Reinhardbraunsite
Ca
 
5
[(OH,F)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
9.AF.50Humite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
7
[(F,OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
3
]
9.AF.50Manganhumite
(Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
7
[(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
3
]
9.AF.50Unnamed (Ca-analogue of humite)
Ca
 
7
(SiO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
2
9.AF.55Clinohumite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
9
[(F,OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.55Sonolite
Mn
2+
9
[(OH,F)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.55Hydroxylclinohumite
Mg
 
9
[(OH,F)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.60Leucophoenicite
Mn
2+
7
[(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
3
]
9.AF.65Ribbeite
(Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
5
[(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
9.AF.70Jerrygibbsite
Mn
2+
9
[(OH)
 
2
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.75Franciscanite
Mn
2+
6
(V
5+
 
,[])
 
2
[(O,OH)
 
3
|SiO
 
4
]
 
2
9.AF.75Örebroite
Mn
2+
3
(Fe
3+
 
,Sb
5+
 
)[(O,OH)
 
3
|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.75Welinite
Mn
2+
6
(W
6+
 
,Mg)
 
2
[(O,OH)
 
3
|SiO
 
4
]
 
2
9.AF.80Ellenbergerite
Mg
 
6
Al
 
6
Ti[(OH)
 
6
|(HSiO
 
4
)
 
4
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
4
]
9.AF.85Chloritoid
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg,Mn
2+
 
)Al
 
2
[O|(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.85Magnesiochloritoid
MgAl
 
2
[O|(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.85Ottrélite
(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,Mg)Al
 
2
[O|(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
]
9.AF.90Poldervaartite
CaCa[SiO
 
3
OH](OH)
9.AF.90Olmiite
CaMn
2+
 
[SiO
 
3
(OH)](OH)

Other Names for Kumtyubeite

Synonyms:
IMA2008-045
Other Languages:

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 Kumtyubeite

Reference List:Irina О. Galuskina, Biljana Lazic, Thomas Armbruster, Evgeny V. Galuskin, Viktor M. Gazeev, Aleksander E. Zadov, Nikolai N. Pertsev, Lidia Jeżak, Roman Wrzalik, and Anatoly G. Gurbanov (2009) Kumtyubeite Ca5(SiO4)2F2—A new calcium mineral of the humite group from Northern Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia. American Mineralogist, Volume 94, pages 1361–1370

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    Localities for Kumtyubeite

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    • Northern Caucasus Region
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