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Zabuyelite

Formula:
Li
 
2
CO
 
3
System:MonoclinicColour:Colourless
Lustre:VitreousHardness:3
Name:Named after its type locality, the Zabuye Salt Lake, Nagri, Tibet, China.
This page provides mineralogical data about Zabuyelite.

Classification of Zabuyelite

IMA status:Approved 1985
Strunz 8th edition ID:5/B.01-10
Strunz 9th edition ID:5.AA.05
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:5.AA.05

5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
A : Carbonates without additional anions, without H2O
A : Alkali carbonates
Dana 8th edition ID:14.1.6.2

14 : ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
1 : A(XO3)
Hey's CIM Ref.:11.1.1

11 : Carbonates
1 : Carbonates of the alkali metals and ammonium
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Type Occurrence of Zabuyelite

Type Locality:Zabuye (Zhabuye) Salt Lake (Chabyer Caka), Zhongba Co., Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Year of Discovery:1987

Physical Properties of Zabuyelite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Colourless
Hardness (Mohs):3

Crystallography of Zabuyelite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 8.35Å, b = 4.97Å, c = 6.19Å
β = 114.6°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.68 : 1 : 1.245
Unit Cell Volume:V 233.57 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Zabuyelite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.429 nβ = 1.567 nγ = 1.574
2V:Measured: 25° , Calculated: 22°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.146

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Low
Dispersion:none

Chemical Properties of Zabuyelite

Formula:
Li
 
2
CO
 
3
Essential elements:C, Li, O
All elements listed in formula:C, Li, O

Relationship of Zabuyelite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
5.AA.10Natrite
Na
 
2
CO
 
3
5.AA.10Gregoryite
(Na
 
2
,K
 
2
,Ca)CO
 
3
5.AA.15Nahcolite
NaHCO
 
3
5.AA.20Kalicinite
KHCO
 
3
5.AA.25Teschemacherite
(NH
 
4
)HCO
 
3
5.AA.30Wegscheiderite
Na
 
5
H
 
3
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
11.1.2Natrite
Na
 
2
CO
 
3
11.1.3Nahcolite
NaHCO
 
3
11.1.4Wegscheiderite
Na
 
5
H
 
3
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
11.1.5Thermonatrite
Na
 
2
CO
 
3
·H
 
2
O
11.1.6Trona
Na
 
3
H(CO
 
3
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
11.1.7Natron
Na
 
2
CO
 
3
·10H
 
2
O
11.1.8Kalicinite
KHCO
 
3
11.1.9Shortite
Na
 
2
Ca
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
3
11.1.10Nyerereite
Na
 
2
Ca(CO
 
3
)
 
2
11.1.11Natrofairchildite
11.1.12Zemkorite
Na
 
2
Ca(CO
 
3
)
 
2
11.1.13Pirssonite
Na
 
2
Ca(CO
 
3
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
11.1.14Gaylussite
Na
 
2
Ca(CO
 
3
)
 
2
·5H
 
2
O
11.1.15Baylissite
K
 
2
Mg(CO
 
3
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
11.1.16Fairchildite
K
 
2
Ca(CO
 
3
)
 
2
11.1.17Bütschliite
K
 
2
Ca(CO
 
3
)
 
2
11.1.18Teschemacherite
(NH
 
4
)HCO
 
3

Other Names for Zabuyelite

Synonyms:
IMA1985-018
German names:
Zabuyelit
Russian names:
Забюйелит
Spanish names:
Zabuyelita

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 Zabuyelite

Reference List:Zheng Mianping and Liu Wengao (1987): A new mineral - Zabuyelite. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 7(3), 221-226 (in Chinese with English abstract). - American Mineralogist (1990), 75, 243-244 (abstract).

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 150, 133-138.

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    Localities for Zabuyelite

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    Canada
     
    • Manitoba
      • Lac-du-Bonnet area
        • Bernic Lake
    		Can. Min. 39:1513
    China
     
    • Tibet Autonomous Region
      • Shigatse Prefecture
        • Zhongba Co.
    		Zheng Mianping and Liu Wengao (1987): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 7(3), 221-226.
    USA
     
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland Co.
        • Kings Mountain District
    		Anderson, A. J., et al. (1994):"Zabuyelite in spodumene-bearing pegmatites", GAC-MAC Program Abstr. 19, A3
    Zimbabwe
     
    • Masvingo
      • Masvingo (Fort Victoria)
    • Matabeleland North
    		Can Min 39 (6), 2001, 1513-1527
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