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Thorosteenstrupine

Formula:
CaMnThSi
 
4
O
 
11
(OH)F·6H
 
2
O
Colour:Dark brown to blackHardness:4
Name:The name reflects its thorium content and expected similitarity to steenstrupine.


Steenstrupine Group.

Classification of Thorosteenstrupine

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/E.18-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.CK.20

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
K : [Si6O18]12- 6-membered single rings, with insular complex anions
Dana 8th edition ID:61.4.2.2

61 : CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings
4 : Six-Membered Rings with other anions
Hey's CIM Ref.:17.1.25

17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
1 : Silicates with fluoride (not containing Al)
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Type Occurrence of Thorosteenstrupine

Type Locality:Chergilen REE occurrence, Chekunda Town, Turana Range, Verkhnii Mel'gin River, Verkhnebureinsky District, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1962

Physical Properties of Thorosteenstrupine

Lustre:Vitreous, Greasy
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Translucent
Colour:Dark brown to black
Hardness (Mohs):4

Chemical Properties of Thorosteenstrupine

Formula:
CaMnThSi
 
4
O
 
11
(OH)F·6H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Ca, F, H, Mn, O, Si, Th
All elements listed in formula:Ca, F, H, Mn, O, Si, Th
Common Impurities:Al,Fe

Relationship of Thorosteenstrupine to other Species

Related to:
  • Steenstrupine Group
    • Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
    9.CK.05Buergerite
    [Na][Fe
    3+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][O
     
    3
    		|F|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.05Chromdravite
    [Na][Mg
     
    3
    		][(Cr
    3+
     
    		,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.05Dravite
    [Na][Mg
     
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.05Elbaite
    [Na][(Li,Al)
     
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.05Feruvite
    [Ca][(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg)
     
    3
    		][MgAl
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.05Foitite
    [ ][Fe
    2+
    2
    		(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.05Liddicoatite
    [Ca][Li
     
    2
    		Al][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|F|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.05Olenite
    ([ ],Na)[(Al,Li)
     
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(O,OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.05Povondraite
    [Na][Fe
    3+
    3
    		][Fe
    3+
    6
    		][O
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.05Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.05Uvite
    [Ca][(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		][MgAl
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.05Magnesiofoitite
    [ ][Mg
     
    2
    		(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		 )][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.05Rossmanite
    [ ][LiAl
     
    2
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.05Vanadiumdravite
    [Na][Mg
     
    3
    		][V
    3+
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.05Oxy-Dravite
    Na (MgAl
     
    2
    		)(MgAl
     
    5
    		)Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		(OH)
     
    3
    		O
    9.CK.05Oxy-rossmanite
    [ ][LiAl
     
    2
    		]Al
     
    6
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		[Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		](OH)
     
    3
    		(O)
    9.CK.10Abenakiite-(Ce)
    Na
     
    26
    		Ce
     
    6
    		[O|SO
     
    2
    		|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    6
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    6
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    9.CK.15Scawtite
    Ca
     
    7
    		Si
     
    6
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)O
     
    18
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    9.CK.20Steenstrupine-(Ce)
    Na
     
    14
    		Mn
    2+
    2
    		(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Mn
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		Ce
     
    6
    		(Zr,Th)[(OH)
     
    2
    		|HPO
     
    4
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    6
    		|(Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		)
     
    2
    		]·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
    17.1.1Hectorite
    Na
     
    0.3
    		(Mg,Li)
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(F,OH)
     
    2
    17.1.3Agrellite
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[F|Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    17.1.4Apophyllite-(NaF)
    NaCa
     
    4
    		[F|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    20
    		] · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    17.1.5Apophyllite-(KF)
    KCa
     
    4
    		[(F,OH)|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    20
    		] · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    17.1.6Apophyllite-(KOH)
    KCa
     
    4
    		[(OH,F)|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    20
    		] · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    17.1.7Hsianghualite
    Ca
     
    3
    		Li
     
    2
    		Be
     
    3
    		[F
     
    2
    		|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    17.1.8Leucophanite
    (Ca,Na)
     
    2
    		(Be,Al)[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(F,OH)]
    17.1.9Norbergite
    Mg
     
    3
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    17.1.10Chondrodite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    17.1.11Humite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    7
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    17.1.12Clinohumite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    9
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		]
    17.1.13Canasite
    Ca
     
    5
    		Na
     
    4
    		K
     
    2
    		(Si
     
    12
    		O
     
    30
    		(OH,F)
     
    4
    17.1.14Charoite
    (K,Na)
     
    5
    		(Ca,Ba,Sr)
     
    8
    		(Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    15
    		)
     
    2
    		(Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    16
    		)(OH,F)·H
     
    2
    		O
    17.1.15Cuspidine
    Ca
     
    4
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    17.1.16Bultfonteinite
    Ca
     
    2
    		[F|HSiO
     
    4
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    17.1.17Zeophyllite
    Ca
     
    4
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		(OH,F)
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    17.1.18Rowlandite-(Y)
    (Y,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ce)
     
    3
    		[O|(F,OH)|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    17.1.19Yuksporite
    (K,Ba)NaCa
     
    2
    		(Si,Ti)
     
    4
    		O
     
    11
    		(F,OH)·H
     
    2
    		O
    17.1.20Yftisite-(Y)
    (Y,Dy,Er)
     
    4
    		(Ti,Sn)O(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		(F,OH)
     
    6
    17.1.21Mosandrite
    (Ca,Na,Ce)
     
    12
    		(Ti,Zr)
     
    2
    		[F
     
    4
    		|(OH)
     
    6
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		|(Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    17.1.22Hiortdahlite
    (Ca,Na)
     
    3
    		(Zr,Ti)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		(O,OH,F)
     
    2
    17.1.23Burpalite
    Na
     
    2
    		CaZr[F
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    17.1.24Seidozerite
    Na
     
    8
    		Zr
     
    3
    		Ti
     
    3
    		Mn
    2+
    2
    		[O|F|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
     
    4
    17.1.26Zircophyllite
    (K,Na)
     
    3
    		(Mn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    7
    		(Zr,Ti)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    24
    		(O,OH,F)
     
    7
    17.1.27Jinshajiangite
    (Na,Ca)(Ba,K)(Fe,Mn)
     
    4
    		Ti
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    16
    		(F,O,OH)
     
    2-3
    17.1.28Rosenbuschite
    (Ca,Na)
     
    3
    		(Zr,Ti)[O|F|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    17.1.29Narsarsukite
    Na
     
    2
    		(Ti,Fe)Si
     
    4
    		(O,F)
     
    11
    17.1.30Sonolite
    Mn
    2+
    9
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		]

    Other Names for Thorosteenstrupine

    German names:
    Thorosteenstrupin
    Russian names:
    Торостенструпин

    Other Information

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    References for Thorosteenstrupine

    Reference List:Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1962): 91: 325.

    American Mineralogist (1963): 4: 433.

    Canadian Mineralogist (1982): 20: 65.

    Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1997): 126(6): 35-44.

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    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
        • Aldan Shield
          • Torgo River Basin
            • Davan
              • Chara River (Charo River)
    		[Lapis 1993:4 p.13-20]
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Khabarovskiy Kray
        • Verkhnebureinsky District
          • Verkhnii Mel'gin River
            • Turana Range
              • Chekunda Town
    		ZVMO 91 (1962), 325; Am Min 83 (1998), 1350
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Khibiny Massif
    		No reference listed
          • Lovozero Massif
            • Kedykverpakhk Mt
    		Mineralogical Record: 36(4): 397-416.
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