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Calcioburbankite

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Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Formula:
Na
 
3
(Ca,REE,Sr)
 
3
(CO
 
3
)
 
5
System:HexagonalColour:Deep orange, silky white ...
Lustre:VitreousHardness:3 - 4
This page provides mineralogical data about Calcioburbankite.

Classification of Calcioburbankite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:5/B.05-98
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:5.AC.30

5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
A : Carbonates without additional anions, without H2O
C : Alkali and alkali-earth carbonates
Dana 8th edition ID:14.4.4.3

14 : ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
4 : Miscellaneous
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Type Occurrence of Calcioburbankite

Type Locality:Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Physical Properties of Calcioburbankite

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:Deep orange, silky white to light pink
Streak:White
Hardness (Mohs):3 - 4

Crystallography of Calcioburbankite

Crystal System:Hexagonal

Optical Data of Calcioburbankite

Type:Uniaxial (-)
RI values: nω = 1.636 nε = 1.631
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.005

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

Chemical Properties of Calcioburbankite

Formula:
Na
 
3
(Ca,REE,Sr)
 
3
(CO
 
3
)
 
5
Essential elements:C, Ca, Na, O
All elements listed in formula:C, Ca, Na, O, Sr

Relationship of Calcioburbankite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
5.AC.05Eitelite
Na
 
2
Mg(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AC.10Nyerereite
Na
 
2
Ca(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AC.10Zemkorite
Na
 
2
Ca(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AC.15Bütschliite
K
 
2
Ca(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AC.20Fairchildite
K
 
2
Ca(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AC.25Shortite
Na
 
2
Ca
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
3
5.AC.30Burbankite
(Na,Ca)
 
3
(Sr,Ba,Ce)
 
3
(CO
 
3
)
 
5
5.AC.30Khanneshite
(Na,Ca)
 
3
(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)
 
3
(CO
 
3
)
 
5
5.AC.30Sanrománite
Na
 
2
CaPb
 
3
[CO
 
3
]
 
5

Other Names for Calcioburbankite

Synonyms:
IMA1993-001
Other Languages:
German:Calcioburbankit
Russian:Кальциобурбанкит
Spanish:Calcioburbankita

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 Calcioburbankite

Reference List:Mineralogical Record: 27: 301.

Canadian Mineralogist: 33: 1231-1235.

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    Localities for Calcioburbankite

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    Canada
     
    • Québec
      • Montérégie
        • Rouville RCM
          • Mont Saint-Hilaire
    		Van Velthuizen, J., Gault, R.A. and Grice, J.D. (1995), Calcio-burbankite, Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5, a new mineral species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, and its relationship to the burbankite group of minerals. Canadian Mineralogist: 33: 1231-1236.
    Mongolia
     
    • Dornogovi Aimag
      • Hövsgöl
    		Kynický, J. & Samec, P. (2005): Hydrothermally-metasomatic and exsolution-like mineralization of the carbonatites from selected localities at Gobi. Mongolian Geoscientist. sv. 9, č. 27, s. 52-55.
    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
    		P.M. Kartashov data
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