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Vuonnemite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Vuonnemite, etc.

Palitra pegmatite, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Vuonnemite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Vuonnemite, etc.

Palitra pegmatite, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Vuonnemite, etc.

Palitra pegmatite, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Vuonnemite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Vuonnemite, etc.

Palitra pegmatite, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Vuonnemite, etc.

Palitra pegmatite, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Vuonnemite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

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About VuonnemiteHide

Formula:

Na₁₁Ti⁴⁺Nb₂(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)₂O₃(F,OH)

Colour:

Light yellow to lemon-yellow, greenish yellow, light pink

Lustre:

Vitreous, Greasy

Hardness:

2 - 3

Specific Gravity:

3.13 - 3.15

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Member of:

Lamprophyllite Group > Seidozerite Supergroup

Name:

Named after its discovery locality, Vuonnemiok River, Khibina massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Vuonnemiok River Valley, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

This page provides mineralogical data about Vuonnemite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

4216

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4216:7

GUID
(UUID V4):

fdf90d7d-51dc-41d7-9eb8-d87b8e2a2ab5

IMA Classification of VuonnemiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Na₆Na₂Nb₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)₂O₂(OF)

Approval year:

1973

First published:

1973

Type description reference:

Bussen, I.V., Denisov, A.P., Zabavnikova, N.I., Kozyreva, L.V., Men'Shikov, Y.P., Lipatova, E.A. (1973) Vuonnemite, a new mineral. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 102: 423-426.

Classification of VuonnemiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

9.BE.35

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
B : Sorosilicates
E : Si₂O₇ groups, with additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination

Dana 8th ed.:

56.4.3.1

56 : SOROSILICATES Si₂O₇ Groups, With Additional O, OH, F and H₂O
4 : Si₂O₇ Groups and O, OH, F, and H₂O with [Si₂O₇] with other cation groups

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Vn	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of VuonnemiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous, Greasy

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Light yellow to lemon-yellow, greenish yellow, light pink

Streak:

white

Hardness:

2 - 3 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Perfect
{001} "very perfect" plus two other perfect cleavages

Density:

3.13 - 3.15 g/cm³ (Measured) 3.17 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of VuonnemiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 1.636 - 1.639 n_β = 1.651 - 1.656 n_γ = 1.676 - 1.681

2V:

Measured: 53° to 86°, Calculated: 86°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.040 - 0.042

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Moderate

Dispersion:

relatively weak

Comments:

plane of optic axis {001}, Y ∧ c = 4 deg

Chemistry of VuonnemiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Na₁₁Ti⁴⁺Nb₂(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)₂O₃(F,OH)

Elements listed:

F, H, Na, Nb, O, P, Si, Ti - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Al,Nb,Fe,Mn,Mg,Ca,K

Crystallography of VuonnemiteHide

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.44(6) Å, b = 7.09(7) Å, c = 14.30(15) Å
α = 92.63°, β = 95.33°, γ = 90.51°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.767 : 1 : 2.017

Unit Cell V:

548.53 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

Point Group: 1 or 1; Space Group: P1 or P1.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005581	Vuonnemite	Ercit T S, Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1998) The crystal structure of vuonnemite, Na11TiNb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH), a phosphate-bearing sorosilicate of the lomonosovite group The Canadian Mineralogist 36 1311-1320		1998	Ilimaussaq, Greenland	0	293
0005582	Vuonnemite	Ercit T S, Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1998) The crystal structure of vuonnemite, Na11TiNb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH), a phosphate-bearing sorosilicate of the lomonosovite group The Canadian Mineralogist 36 1311-1320		1998	Lovozero, Kola Peninsula, Russia	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 The crystal structure of vuonnemite, Na11TiNb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH),
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Si1   0.18415   0.21928   0.69712 ?
Si2   0.19844   0.79366   0.68464 ?
P   0.31392   0.25633   0.06638 ?
Nb   0.30112   0.49172   0.28387 ?
Ti   0.97235   0.00088   0.50786   0.00580
Na1   0.18320   0.98210   0.89970 ?
Na2   0.19530   0.50790   0.86600 ?
Na3   0.49450   0.24060   0.50100 ?
Na4   0.70530   0.99260   0.73580 ?
Na5   0.24930   0.73690   0.08030 ?
Na6   0.00000   0.50000   0.50000 ?
O1   0.43490   0.32350   0.74270 ?
O2   0.20360   0.00570   0.73500 ?
O3   0.16140   0.80170   0.57380 ?
O4   0.46020   0.70990   0.71900 ?
O5   0.05180   0.69640   0.25500 ?
O6   0.32310   0.51560   0.40570 ?
O7   0.25630   0.43040   0.13020 ?
O8   0.23690   0.07340   0.10810 ?
O9   0.16020   0.20940   0.58550 ?
O10   0.41180   0.74220   0.94340 ?
O11   0.17100   0.27450   0.97100 ?
O12   0.01730   0.31630   0.27220 ?
O13   0.26870   0.00240   0.42300 ?
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Si1 0.00640 0.00480 0.00720 0.00000 0.00090 0.00000
Si2 0.00640 0.00490 0.00700 0.00020 0.00090 0.00050
P 0.00860 0.00730 0.00730 0.00000 0.00100 -0.00050
Nb 0.00500 0.00570 0.00630 0.00030 0.00090 0.00030
Na1 0.02510 0.01580 0.01920 0.00360 0.00090 -0.00040
Na2 0.02320 0.01380 0.01710 -0.00250 -0.00360 -0.00090
Na3 0.01190 0.01540 0.02000 -0.00370 0.00790 -0.00600
Na4 0.01880 0.02050 0.01420 -0.00050 0.00210 0.00040
Na5 0.02710 0.01540 0.02000 0.00150 0.00460 0.00370
Na6 0.01790 0.01940 0.02030 -0.00280 0.00710 -0.00210
O1 0.01060 0.01300 0.01260 -0.00460 0.00060 0.00070
O2 0.01800 0.00580 0.00990 0.00160 0.00160 0.00000
O3 0.01310 0.00990 0.00720 0.00190 0.00080 0.00070
O4 0.01010 0.01220 0.01470 0.00530 -0.00150 -0.00020
O5 0.01000 0.01040 0.01100 0.00390 0.00240 -0.00020
O6 0.01420 0.01830 0.00860 0.00010 0.00180 -0.00050
O7 0.01440 0.00790 0.00920 0.00140 0.00220 -0.00090
O8 0.02170 0.00870 0.01560 -0.00240 0.00390 0.00100
O9 0.01140 0.01000 0.00810 -0.00090 0.00080 -0.00010
O10 0.00870 0.01680 0.02120 0.00030 0.00440 -0.00340
O11 0.02470 0.01570 0.01030 0.00220 -0.00570 -0.00120
O12 0.01160 0.01440 0.01420 0.00620 0.00290 0.00220
O13 0.01750 0.02010 0.01710 -0.00070 0.00320 0.00020

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
7.14 Å	(60)
5.16 Å	(50)
4.74 Å	(50)
4.24 Å	(50)
3.582 Å	(60)
2.869 Å	(100
2.391 Å	(50)
1.790 Å	(60)
1.420 Å	(50)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
9 : Lava/xenolith minerals (hornfels, sanidinite facies)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks

Type Occurrence of VuonnemiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Vuonnemiok River Valley, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Plates up to 1.8 x 1.5 x 0.15 cm

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Geology Museum, Kola Branch, Academy of Sciences, Apatity, 3255; Mining Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1058/2; National School of Mines, Paris, France.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Albitized alkalic rocks

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Villiaumite	Serandite	Nepheline	Microcline	Lorenzenite
Cancrinite	Albite	Aegirine

Reference:

Bussen, I.V., Denisov, A.P., Zabavnikova, N.I., Kozyreva, L.V., Men'Shikov, Y.P., Lipatova, E.A. (1973) Vuonnemite, a new mineral. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 102: 423-426.

Synonyms of VuonnemiteHide

IMA1973-015

Other Language Names for VuonnemiteHide

German:Vuonnemit

Russian:Вуоннемит

Simplified Chinese:磷硅铌钠石
磷硅钛铌钠石

Spanish:Vuonnemita

Traditional Chinese:磷硅鈮鈉石
磷矽鈦鈮鈉石

Relationship of Vuonnemite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Lamprophyllite Group > Seidozerite Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Barytolamprophyllite	(Ba,Na)₂(Na,Ti,Fe³⁺)₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O(OH,F)	Mon.
Bornemanite	Na₆BaTi₂Nb(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)O₂(OH)F	Tric. 1 : P1
Delindeite	(Na,K)₂(Ba,Ca)₂(Ti,Fe,Al)₃(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Emmerichite	Ba₂Na(Na,Fe²⁺)₂(Fe³⁺,Mg)Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Epistolite	(Na◻)Nb₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
Fluorbarytolamprophyllite	(Ba,Sr)₂[(Na,Fe²⁺)₃(Ti,Mg)F₂][Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂]	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Fluorlamprophyllite	Na₃(SrNa)Ti₃(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Innelite	Ba₄Ti₂Na(NaMn²⁺)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂[(SO₄)(PO₄)]O₂[O(OH)]	Tric. 1 : P1
Kazanskyite	BaNa₃Ti₂Nb(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
Lamprophyllite	(Na,Mn²⁺)₃(Sr,Na)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₃(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH,O,F)₂	Mon. 2/m
Lileyite	Ba₂(Na,Fe,Ca)₃MgTi₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Nabalamprophyllite	(BaNa)Ti₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/m
Nechelyustovite	(Ba,Sr,K)₂(Na,Ti,Mn)₄(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(O,H₂O,F)₂ · 4.5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Phosphoinnelite	Na₃Ba₄Ti₃(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄,SO₄)₂O₂F	Tric.
Polyphite	Na₅(Na₄Ca₂)Ti₂(Si₂O₇)(PO₄)₃O₂F₂	Tric. 1 : P1
Saamite	Ba◻Na₃Ti₂Nb(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)F(H₂O)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
Shkatulkalite	Na₂Nb₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(FO)(H₂O)₄(H₂O)₃	Tric. 1 : P1
Zvyaginite	NaZnNb₂Ti[Si₂O₇]₂₀(OH,F)₃(H₂O)₄ + (x < 1)	Tric. 1 : P1

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

51 photos of Vuonnemite associated with Ussingite	Na₂AlSi₃O₈OH
35 photos of Vuonnemite associated with Serandite	NaMn²⁺₂Si₃O₈(OH)
17 photos of Vuonnemite associated with Umbozerite	Na₃Sr₄Th[Si(O,OH)_3-4]₈
13 photos of Vuonnemite associated with Epistolite	(Na◻)Nb₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄
9 photos of Vuonnemite associated with Belovite-(Ce)	NaCeSr₃(PO₄)₃F
9 photos of Vuonnemite associated with Chkalovite	Na₂BeSi₂O₆
8 photos of Vuonnemite associated with Steenstrupine-(Ce)	Na₁₄Mn²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Ce₆Zr(Si₆O₁₈)₂(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)(OH)₂ · 2H₂O
8 photos of Vuonnemite associated with Manganoneptunite	KNa₂Li(Mn²⁺)₂Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂
7 photos of Vuonnemite associated with Bykovaite	(Ba,Na,K)₂(Na,Ti,Mn)₄(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(H₂O,F,OH)₂ · 3.5H₂O
5 photos of Vuonnemite associated with Sphalerite	ZnS

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.BE.	Paralomonosovite	Na₆◻₄Ti₄(Si₂O₇)₂[PO₃OH][PO₂(OH)₂]O₂(OF)	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.	Cámaraite	Ba₃Na(Fe²⁺,Mn)₈Ti₄(Si₂O₇)₄O₄(OH,F)₇	Tric. 1
9.BE.	Christofschäferite-(Ce)	Ce₃CaMnTiFe(³⁺)Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BE.	Bobshannonite	Na₂KBa(Mn,Na)₈(Nb,Ti)₄(Si₂O₇)₄O₄(OH)₄(O,F)₂	Tric.
9.BE.	Calciomurmanite	(Na,◻)₂Ca(Ti,Mg,Nb)₄[Si₂O₇]₂O₂(OH,O)₂(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.	Batievaite-(Y)	Y₂Ca₂Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.	Delhuyarite-(Ce)	Ce₄Mg(Fe³⁺,W)₃◻(Si₂O₇)₂O₆(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.X	Asimowite	Fe²⁺₄O(Si₂O₇)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma
9.BE.	Moxuanxueite	NaCa₆Zr(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.	Alexkuznetsovite-(Ce)	Ce₂Mn(CO₃)(Si₂O₇)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.	Biraite-(La)	La₂Fe²⁺(CO₃)(Si₂O₇)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.	Zinkgruvanite	Ba₄Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)₂(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.	Madeiraite	Na₂Ca₂Fe₂Zr₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.	Bortolanite	Ca₂(Ca_1.5Zr_0.5)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.	Nacareniobsite-(Y)	Na₃Ca₃YNb(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.	Pilanesbergite	Na₂Ca₂Fe₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.	Alfredcasparite	Sr₂TiO(Si₂O₇)	Tet. 4mm : P4bm
9.BE.02	Wadsleyite	Mg₄O(Si₂O₇)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma
9.BE.05	Hennomartinite	SrMn³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
9.BE.05	Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
9.BE.05	Noelbensonite	BaMn³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mm2
9.BE.05	Itoigawaite	SrAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
9.BE.05	Cortesognoite	CaV₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
9.BE.07	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
9.BE.07	Manganilvaite	CaFe²⁺Fe³⁺Mn²⁺(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.07	Amamoorite	CaMn²⁺₂Mn³⁺(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.10	Suolunite	Ca₂(H₂Si₂O₇) · H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
9.BE.12	Jaffeite	Ca₆(Si₂O₇)(OH)₆	Trig. 3 : P3
9.BE.15	Fresnoite	Ba₂Ti(Si₂O₇)O	Tet. 4mm : P4bm
9.BE.17	Baghdadite	Ca₆Zr₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.17	Burpalite	Na₂CaZr(Si₂O₇)F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.17	Cuspidine	Ca₈(Si₂O₇)₂F₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.17	Hiortdahlite	Na₂Ca₄(Ca_0.5Zr_0.5)Zr(Si₂O₇)2OF₃	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.17	Janhaugite	(Na,Ca)₃(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₃(Ti,Zr,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BE.17	Låvenite	Na₂Ca₂Mn₂Zr₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.17	Niocalite	(Ca,Nb)₄(Si₂O₇)(O,OH,F)₂	Mon. m
9.BE.17	Normandite	NaCa(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb,Zr)(Si₂O₇)OF	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.17	Wöhlerite	Na₂Ca₄ZrNb(Si₂O₇)₂O₃F	Mon. 2 : P2₁
9.BE.20	Mosandrite-(Ce)	(Ca₃REE)[(H₂O)₂Ca_0.5◻_0.5]Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.20	Nacareniobsite-(Ce)	Na₃Ca₃(Ce,REE)Nb(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.20	Roumaite	(Ca,Na,REE,◻)₇(Nb,Ti)[Si₂O₇]₂OF₃	Mon. m : Bb
9.BE.20	Rinkite-(Y)	Na₂Ca₄YTi(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.22	Götzenite	NaCa₆Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.22	Hainite-(Y)	Na₂Ca₄(Y,REE)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.22	Rosenbuschite	Na₆Ca₆Zr₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₄O₂F₆	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.22	Kochite	Na₃Ca₂MnZrTi(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.22	Fogoite-(Y)	Na₃Ca₂Y₂Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.23	Dovyrenite	Ca₆Zr(Si₂O₇)₂(OH)₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
9.BE.25	Barytolamprophyllite	(Ba,Na)₂(Na,Ti,Fe³⁺)₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O(OH,F)	Mon.
9.BE.25	Ericssonite	BaMn²⁺₂Fe³⁺(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.25	Lamprophyllite	(Na,Mn²⁺)₃(Sr,Na)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₃(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH,O,F)₂	Mon. 2/m
9.BE.25	Ericssonite-2O	BaMn²⁺₂Fe³⁺(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	Orth.
9.BE.25	Seidozerite	Na₄MnZr₂Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
9.BE.25	Nabalamprophyllite	(BaNa)Ti₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/m
9.BE.25	Grenmarite	Na₄MnZr₃(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
9.BE.25	Schüllerite	Ba₂Na(Mn,Ca)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.25	Kazanskyite	BaNa₃Ti₂Nb(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.25	Lileyite	Ba₂(Na,Fe,Ca)₃MgTi₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.25	Emmerichite	Ba₂Na(Na,Fe²⁺)₂(Fe³⁺,Mg)Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.25	Saamite	Ba◻Na₃Ti₂Nb(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)F(H₂O)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.25	Fluorlamprophyllite	Na₃(SrNa)Ti₃(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.25	Fluorbarytolamprophyllite	(Ba,Sr)₂[(Na,Fe²⁺)₃(Ti,Mg)F₂][Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂]	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.27	Murmanite	Na₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)O₂ · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.27	Vigrishinite	NaZnTi₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₃(OH)(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.27	Kolskyite	CaNa₂Ti₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₄(H₂O)₇	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.27	Selivanovaite	NaFe³⁺Ti₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₄(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.30	Epistolite	(Na◻)Nb₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.32	Lomonosovite	Na₅Ti₂(Si₂O₇)(PO₄)O₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.37	Sobolevite	Na₁₃Ca₂Mn₂Ti₃(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)₄O₃F₃	Mon. m : Pb
9.BE.40	Innelite	Ba₄Ti₂Na(NaMn²⁺)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂[(SO₄)(PO₄)]O₂[O(OH)]	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.40	Phosphoinnelite	Na₃Ba₄Ti₃(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄,SO₄)₂O₂F	Tric.
9.BE.42	Yoshimuraite	Ba₂Mn₂Ti(Si₂O₇)(PO₄)O(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.45	Quadruphite	Na₆Na₂(CaNa)₂Na₂Ti₂Na₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)₄O₄F₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.47	Polyphite	Na₅(Na₄Ca₂)Ti₂(Si₂O₇)(PO₄)₃O₂F₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.50	Bornemanite	Na₆BaTi₂Nb(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)O₂(OH)F	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.50	Shkatulkalite	Na₂Nb₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(FO)(H₂O)₄(H₂O)₃	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.55	Bafertisite	Ba₂Fe²⁺₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂F₂	Tric.
9.BE.55	Hejtmanite	Ba₂Mn²⁺₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂F₂	Tric. 1
9.BE.55	Bykovaite	(Ba,Na,K)₂(Na,Ti,Mn)₄(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(H₂O,F,OH)₂ · 3.5H₂O	Mon. 2/m
9.BE.55	Nechelyustovite	(Ba,Sr,K)₂(Na,Ti,Mn)₄(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(O,H₂O,F)₂ · 4.5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.60	Delindeite	(Na,K)₂(Ba,Ca)₂(Ti,Fe,Al)₃(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.62	Orthochevkinite	(Ce,La,Ca,Na,Th)₄(Fe²⁺,Mg)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₃Si₄O₂₂	Orth.
9.BE.62 va	Strontium Perrierite	(Ce,Sr,La,Ca)₄Fe²⁺(Ti,Zr,Fe)₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈
9.BE.62	Chevkinite-(Nd)	(Nd,REE)₄(Fe²⁺,Mg)(Fe²⁺,Ti,Fe³⁺)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈ ?
9.BE.62	Perrierite-(Nd)	Nd₄MgFe³⁺₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈ ?
9.BE.65	Bussenite	Na₂Ba₂Fe²⁺Ti(Si₂O₇)(CO₃)(OH)₃F	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.67	Jinshajiangite	BaNaFe²⁺₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂F	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.67	Perraultite	BaNaMn²⁺₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂F	Tric. 1
9.BE.70	Karnasurtite-(Ce)	(Ce,La,Th)(Ti,Nb)(Al,Fe)(Si₂O₇)(OH)₄ · 3H₂O	Amor.
9.BE.70	Perrierite-(Ce)	Ce₄MgFe³⁺₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.70	Strontiochevkinite	(Sr,La,Ce,Ca)₄Fe²⁺(Ti,Zr)₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.70	Chevkinite-(Ce)	Ce₄(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₅O₈(Si₂O₇)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.70	Polyakovite-(Ce)	(Ce,Ca)₄(Mg,Fe²⁺)(Cr³⁺,Fe³⁺)₂(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.70	Rengeite	Sr₄ZrTi₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.70	Matsubaraite	Sr₄Ti₅(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.70	Dingdaohengite-(Ce)	(Ce,La)₄Fe²⁺(Ti,Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.70	Maoniupingite-(Ce)	(Ce,Ca)₄(Fe³⁺,Ti,Fe²⁺,◻)(Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Nb)₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.70	Perrierite-(La)	(La,Ce,Ca)₄(Fe²⁺,Mn)(Ti,Fe³⁺,Al)₄[(Si₂O₇)O₄]₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.70	UM2008-53-SiO:SrTiZr	Sr₄ZrTi₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
9.BE.70	Hezuolinite	(Sr,REE)₄Zr(Ti,Fe³⁺)₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.72	Fersmanite	Ca₄(Na,Ca)₄(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₈F₃	Tric.
9.BE.75	Belkovite	Ba₃(Nb,Ti)₆(Si₂O₇)₂O₁₂	Hex. 6 m2 : P6₂m
9.BE.77	Nasonite	Pb₆Ca₄(Si₂O₇)₃Cl₂	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.BE.80	Kentrolite	Pb₂Mn³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)O₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm
9.BE.80	Melanotekite	Pb₂Fe³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)O₂	Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 2₁
9.BE.82	Tilleyite	Ca₅(Si₂O₇)(CO₃)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.82	Alexkuznetsovite-(La)	La₂Mn(CO₃)(Si₂O₇)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.85	Killalaite	Ca_6.4(H_0.6Si₂O₇)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BE.87	Stavelotite-(La)	(La,Nd,Ca)₃Mn²⁺₃Cu(Mn³⁺,Fe³⁺,Mn⁴⁺)₂₆(Si₂O₇)₆O₃₀	Trig. 3 : P3₁
9.BE.90	Biraite-(Ce)	Ce₂Fe²⁺(Si₂O₇)(CO₃)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.90	Magnesiorowlandite-(Y)	Y₄(Mg,Fe)(Si₂O₇)₂F₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.92	Cervandonite-(Ce)	(Ce,Nd,La)(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Ti,Al)₃O₂(Si₂O₇)(As³⁺O₃)(OH)	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.BE.92	Chirvinskyite	(Na,Ca)₁₃(Fe,Mn,◻)₂(Ti,Zr)₅(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,O)₁₂ · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.95	Batisivite	BaV³⁺₈Ti₆(Si₂O₇)O₂₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.95	Rusinovite	Ca₁₀(Si₂O₇)₃Cl₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
9.BE.97	Schlüterite-(Y)	(Y,REE)₂AlSi₂O₇(OH)₂F	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b

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Drozdov, Y.N., Batalieva, N.G., Voronkov, A.A., Kuz’min, E.A. (1974) The crystal structure of Na11Nb2TiSi4P2O25F. Soviet Physics - Doklady: 19: 258-260.

Fleischer, M. (1974) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 59: 873-875 (875).

Rønsbo, J. G., Lenonardsen, E. S., Petersen, O. V., Johnsen, O. (1983) Second occurrence of vuonnemite: the Ilímaussaq alkaline intrusion, South Greenland. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1983 (10) 451-460

Ercit, T. S., Cooper, M. A., Hawthorne, F. C. (1998) The crystal structure of vuonnemite, Na₁₁Ti⁴⁺Nb₂(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)₂O₃(F,OH), a phosphate-bearing sorosilicate of the lomonosovite group. The Canadian Mineralogist, 36 (5) 1311-1320

Jambor, J.L., Roberts, A.C. (1999) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 84: 1464-1468.

Sokolova, E. (2006) From structure topology to chemical composition. I. Structural hierarchy and stereochemistry in titanium disilicate minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44 (6) 1273-1330 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.44.6.1273

Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Aksenov, S.M., Verin, I.A., Lykova, I.S. (2011) Crystal structure of hydrogen-bearing vuonnemite from the Lovozero alkaline massif. Crystallography Reports: 56: 407-410.

Sokolova, E., Cámara, F. (2017) The seidozerite supergroup of TS-block minerals: nomenclature and classification, with change of the following names: rinkite to rinkite-(Ce), mosandrite to mosandrite-(Ce), hainite to hainite-(Y) and innelite-1T to innelite-1A. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (6) 1457-1484 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.010

(2023) Vuonnemite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Canada
Québec Montérégie La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM Mont Saint-Hilaire ⓘ Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH)	166-175. +2 other references
Lajemmerais RCM Varennes & St-Amable ⓘ Saint-Amable sill	Horváth et al. (1998)
ⓘ Demix-Varennes quarry	Horváth et al. (1998)

Greenland
Kujalleq ⓘ Ilímaussaq complex	Rønsbo et al. (1983) +2 other references
Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld) Kvanefjeld deposit ⓘ Kvanefjeld adit	Rønsbo et al. (1983)

Russia
Murmansk Oblast Khibiny Massif Koashva Mt ⓘ Koashva Open Pit	Pekov (1998)
ⓘ Rasvumchorr Mt
ⓘ Vuonnemiok River Valley (TL)	Bussen et al. (1973) +2 other references
Lovozersky District Alluaiv Mountain ⓘ Umbozero mine	Pekov (1998)
ⓘ Shkatulka pegmatite	Lapis +1 other reference
ⓘ Sirenevaya pegmatite	Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.)
ⓘ Karnasurt Mountain	Pekov (1998) +2 other references
Karnasurt mine ⓘ Palitra pegmatite	Pekov (2005)
ⓘ Yubileinaya pegmatite	Pluth et al. (1997)
ⓘ Kedykverpakhk Mountain	Pekov (1998)

Spain
Canary Islands Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province Tenerife ⓘ Alcala	Dill et al. (2023)
ⓘ Playa de San Juan	Dill et al. (2023)
Santiago del Teide ⓘ Puerto de Santiago	Dill et al. (2023)

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