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Krasheninnikovite

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Formula:
KNa
 
2
CaMg(SO
 
4
)
 
3
F
System:Hexagonal
Name:Named for Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov (1711-1755), one of first scientists to research the Kamchatka Peninsula.
This page provides mineralogical data about Krasheninnikovite.

Classification of Krasheninnikovite

IMA status:Approved 2011
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Type Occurrence of Krasheninnikovite

Type Locality:Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough (North Breach), Great Fissure (Main Fracture) eruption, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Place of Conservation of Type Material:Fersman Mineralogical Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow,Russia, registration number 4112/1

Crystallography of Krasheninnikovite

Crystal System:Hexagonal
Class (H-M):6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal
Space Group:P63/mcm {P63/m 2/c 2/m}
Cell Parameters:a = 16.630(2) Å, c = 6.882(1) Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.414
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,648.28 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
4.284(23)
3.610(23)
3.566(17)
3.459(41)
3.153(100)
3.117(21)
2.660(39)
2.085(19)

Chemical Properties of Krasheninnikovite

Formula:
KNa
 
2
CaMg(SO
 
4
)
 
3
F
Essential elements:Ca, F, K, Mg, Na, O, S
All elements listed in formula:Ca, F, K, Mg, Na, O, S

Other Names for Krasheninnikovite

Synonyms:
IMA2011-044
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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.

References for Krasheninnikovite

Reference List:

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Pekov, I.V., Zelenski, M.E.,Zubkova, N.V., Ksenofontov, D.A., Kabalov, Y.K., Chukanov, N.V., Yapaskurt, V.O., Zadov, A.E. and Pushcharovsky, D.Y. (2011): Krasheninnikovite, IMA 2011-044. CNMNC Newsletter No. 10, October 2011, page 2559

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  • Localities for Krasheninnikovite

    (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.
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Kamchatka Oblast'
        • Tolbachik volcano
          • Great Fissure (Main Fracture) eruption
            • Northern Breakthrough (North Breach)
    Pekov, I.V., Zelenski, M.E., Zubkova, N.V., Ksenofontov, D.A., Kabalov,Y.K., Chukanov, N.V., Yapaskurt, V.O., Zadov,A.E. and Pushcharovsky, D.Y. (2011) :Krasheninnikovite, IMA 2011-044. CNMNC Newsletter No. 10, October 2011, page 2559
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