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Yuksporite

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Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
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Formula:
(K,Ba)NaCa
 
2
(Si,Ti)
 
4
O
 
11
(F,OH)·H
 
2
O
System:OrthorhombicColour:Brownish pink to red
Name:Named after its discovery locality, Mount Yukspor, Khibina alkaline complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia.


Umbite Group.

Classification of Yuksporite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/F.35-40
Strunz 9th edition ID:9.DG.95
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.DG.95

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
G : Inosilicates with 3-periodic single and multiple chains
Dana 8th edition ID:66.3.1.5

66 : INOSILICATES Double-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=2)
3 : Amphiboles - Ca-Na subgroup
Hey's CIM Ref.:17.1.19

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

Type Locality:Hackman Valley, Yukspor Mt., Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1922

Physical Properties of Yuksporite

Lustre:Silky
Colour:Brownish pink to red
Streak:Nearly white

Crystallography of Yuksporite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:a = 24.86Å, b = 16.75Å, c = 7.05Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.484 : 1 : 0.421
Unit Cell Volume:V 2,935.66 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Yuksporite

Type:Biaxial
RI values: nα = 1.644 nγ = 1.660
2V:Measured: 46° to 76°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.016

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

Chemical Properties of Yuksporite

Formula:
(K,Ba)NaCa
 
2
(Si,Ti)
 
4
O
 
11
(F,OH)·H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Ca, F, H, K, Na, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Ba, Ca, F, H, K, Na, O, Si, Ti
Common Impurities:Al,Fe,Mn,Mg,Sr,Cl

Relationship of Yuksporite to other Species

Related to:
  • Umbite Group
    • Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
    9.DG.05Bustamite
    (Mn
    2+
     
    		,Ca)[SiO
     
    3
    		]
    9.DG.05Cascandite
    Ca(Sc,Fe
    3+
     
    		)[HSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
    9.DG.05Ferrobustamite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Ca,Mn
    2+
     
    		)[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    9.DG.05Pectolite
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[HSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
    9.DG.05Sérandite
    Na(Mn
    2+
     
    		,Ca)
     
    2
    		[HSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
    9.DG.05Wollastonite
    Ca[SiO
     
    3
    		]
    9.DG.05Wollastonite-1A
    CaSiO
     
    3
    9.DG.10Clinotobermorite
    Ca
     
    5
    		[Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		]2.4H
     
    2
    		O - Ca
     
    5
    		[Si
     
    6
    		O17]·5H
     
    2
    		O
    9.DG.10Plombièrite
    Ca
     
    5
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    16
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    9.DG.10Riversideite
    Ca
     
    5
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    16
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    9.DG.10Tobermorite
    Ca
     
    5
    		Si
     
    6
    		(O,OH)
     
    18
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    9.DG.15Foshagite
    Ca
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
    9.DG.20Jennite
    Ca
     
    9
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		(OH)
     
    8
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    9.DG.25Paraumbite
    K
     
    3
    		Zr
     
    2
    		H(Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    9.DG.25Umbite
    K
     
    2
    		(Zr,Ti)Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    9.DG.30Sørensenite
    Na
     
    4
    		SnBe
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    16
    		(OH)
     
    4
    9.DG.35Xonotlite
    Ca
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    17
    		(OH)
     
    2
    9.DG.40Hillebrandite
    Ca
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|SiO
     
    3
    		]
    9.DG.45Zorite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ti(Si,Al)
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    9.DG.45Chivruaiite
    Ca
     
    3
    		Ti
     
    5
    		[(Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    17
    		)
     
    2
    		|O(OH)
     
    4
    		]·14H
     
    2
    		O
    9.DG.50Haineaultite
    (Na,Ca)
     
    5
    		Ca(Ti,Nb)
     
    5
    		(OH,F)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    17
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    9.DG.55Epididymite
    NaBeSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    7
    		OH
    9.DG.60Eudidymite
    NaBeSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    7
    		OH
    9.DG.65Elpidite
    Na
     
    2
    		ZrSi
     
    6
    		O
     
    15
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    9.DG.70Fenaksite
    (K,Na)
     
    4
    		(Fe,Mn)
     
    2
    		(Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		)
     
    2
    		(OH,F)
    9.DG.70Litidionite
    CuNaKSi
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    9.DG.70Manaksite
    KNaMnSi
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    9.DG.75Tinaksite
    K
     
    2
    		Na(Ca,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		Ti[O|Si
     
    7
    		O
     
    18
    		(OH)]
    9.DG.75Tokkoite
    K
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    4
    		Si
     
    7
    		O
     
    17
    		(O,OH,F)
     
    4
    9.DG.75Senkevichite
    CsKNaCa
     
    2
    		Ti[O|Si
     
    7
    		O
     
    18
    		(OH)]
    9.DG.80Canasite
    Ca
     
    5
    		Na
     
    4
    		K
     
    2
    		(Si
     
    12
    		O
     
    30
    		(OH,F)
     
    4
    9.DG.80Fluorcanasite
    K
     
    3
    		Na
     
    3
    		Ca
     
    5
    		Si
     
    12
    		O
     
    30
    		F
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    9.DG.85Miserite
    K(Ca,Ce)
     
    4
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    13
    		(OH)
     
    3
    9.DG.90Charoite
    (K,Na)
     
    5
    		(Ca,Ba,Sr)
     
    8
    		(Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    15
    		)
     
    2
    		(Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    16
    		)(OH,F)·H
     
    2
    		O
    9.DG.90Frankamenite
    K
     
    3
    		Na
     
    3
    		Ca
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    12
    		O
     
    30
    		)[F,(OH)]
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    9.DG.95Eveslogite
    (Na,K,Ca,Sr,Ba)
     
    48
    		 [(Ti,Nb,Mn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    12
    		Si
     
    48
    		O
     
    144
    		(OH)
     
    12
    		](F,OH,Cl)
     
    14
    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
    		]
    17.1.20Yftisite-(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
    17.1.25Thorosteenstrupine
    CaMnThSi
     
    4
    		O
     
    11
    		(OH)F·6H
     
    2
    		O
    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 Yuksporite

    Synonyms:
    Juxporite
    German names:
    JuxporitYuksporit
    Russian names:
    Юкспорит
    Spanish names:
    JuxporitaYuksporita

    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 Yuksporite

    Reference List:Mineralogicheskii Zhurnal, Kiev (1985): 7(4): 74-78.

    Sergey V. Krivovichev, Viktor N. Yakovenchuk,Thomas Armbruster, Nicola Dobelin, Phillip Pattison, Hans-Peter Weber, Wulf Depmeier (2004): Porous titanosilicate nanorods in the structure of yuksporite, (Sr,Ba)2K4(Ca,Na)14( ,Mn,Fe)
    {(Ti,Nb)4(O,OH)4[Si6O17]2[Si2O7]3}(H2O,OH)n, resolved using synchrotron radiation. American Mineralogist: 89: 1561-1565.

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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]
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Khibiny Massif
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