Classification of Lavinskyite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2012 |
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Type Occurrence of Lavinskyite |
| Type Locality: | Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa |
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| General Appearance of Type Material: | Light blue plates, associated with wesselsite and scottyite. |
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| Place of Conservation of Type Material: | Mineral Museum of the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA, catalogue number 19335 |
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Crystallography of Lavinskyite |
| Crystal System: | Orthorhombic |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 19.046(3) Å, b = 20.377(2) Å, c = 5.2497(6) Å
α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 90° |
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| Ratio: | a:b:c = 0.935 : 1 : 0.258 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 2037.4 ų |
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| Comment: | Space group Pcnb |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 10.189 | | (100) | | 8.984 | | (74) | | 4.921 | | (25) | | 3.973 | | (19) | | 3.343 | | (32) | | 2.693 | | (29) | | 2.522 | | (27) | | 2.316 | | (22) |
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Chemical Properties of Lavinskyite |
| Formula: | | K(Li,Cu,Mg,Na) | | Cu | | (Si | | O | | ) | | (OH) | | |
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| Essential elements: | Cu, H, K, Li, O, Si |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Cu, H, K, Li, Mg, Na, O, Si |
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Other Names for Lavinskyite |
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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. |
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References for Lavinskyite |
Reference List:
- + | Yang, H., Downs, R.T., Evans, S.H., Pinch, W.W. and Origlieri, M.J. (2012): Scottyite, IMA 2012-027. CNMNC Newsletter No. 14, October 2012, page 1284; Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 1281-1288. |
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Localities for Lavinskyite |
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