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Phosinaite-(Ce)

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Palitra pegmatite (Palette pegmatite), Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
© Elmar Lackner

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Formula:
Na
 
13
Ca
 
2
(Ce,La,Th,Nd,Pr)[(PO
 
4
)
 
4
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
System:OrthorhombicColour:Colourless
Lustre:VitreousHardness:3½
Name:For its major constituents - a phosphate silicate of sodium (latin, "natrium")


Labuntsovite Group.

Classification of Phosinaite-(Ce)

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/E.07-110
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.CF.15

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
F : [Si4O12]8- 4-membered single rings, with insular complex anions
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Type Occurrence of Phosinaite-(Ce)

Co-type Localities:Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Physical Properties of Phosinaite-(Ce)

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:Colourless
Streak:White
Hardness (Mohs):3½

Crystallography of Phosinaite-(Ce)

Crystal System:Orthorhombic

Optical Data of Phosinaite-(Ce)

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.567 nβ = 1.569 nγ = 1.570
2V:Measured: 68° , Calculated: 70°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.003

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

Chemical Properties of Phosinaite-(Ce)

Formula:
Na
 
13
Ca
 
2
(Ce,La,Th,Nd,Pr)[(PO
 
4
)
 
4
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
Essential elements:Ca, Ce, Na, O, P, Si
All elements listed in formula:Ca, Ce, La, Na, Nd, O, P, Pr, Si, Th

Relationship of Phosinaite-(Ce) to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
9.CF.05Ashburtonite
Pb
 
4
Cu
 
4
[(OH)
 
3
|Cl|(HCO
 
3
)
 
4
|Si
 
4
O
 
12
] · H
 
2
O
9.CF.10Kainosite-(Y)
Ca
 
2
(Y,Ce)
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
12
CO
 
3
·H
 
2
O
9.CF.15Clinophosinaite
Na
 
12
(Ca,Sr)
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
(Si
 
4
O
 
12
)
9.CF.20Strakhovite
NaBa
 
3
(Mn,Mn)
 
4
Si
 
6
O
 
19
(OH)
 
3
9.CF.25Cerchiaraite
Ba
 
4
Mn
 
4
Si
 
6
(O,OH,Cl)
 
26

Other Names for Phosinaite-(Ce)

Synonyms:
IMA1973-058PhosinaiteUnnamed (MSH UK-64)
Other Languages:
German:Phosinait
Russian:Фосинаит-(Ce)

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 Phosinaite-(Ce)

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 488.

Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1981): 110: 353.

Canadian Mineralogist (1996): 34: 107-114.

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    Localities for Phosinaite-(Ce)

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    Canada
     
    • Québec
      • Rouville Co.
        • Mont Saint-Hilaire
    		AmMin 60:488(1975)
    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Khibiny Massif
    		[World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
          • Lovozero Massif
    		[World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]
    Mineralogical Record: 36(4): 397-416.
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