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Kalifersite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Kalifersite

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Kalifersite, etc.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Kalifersite, etc.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Kalifersite

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Kalifersite, etc.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Kalifersite, etc.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Kalifersite

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Kalifersite, etc.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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About KalifersiteHide

Formula:

(K,Na)₅Fe³⁺₇Si₂₀O₅₀(OH)₆ · 12H₂O

Colour:

Pink-brownish

Lustre:

Silky, Earthy

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

2.37

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Name:

For the chemical composition: KALIum (Potassium), FERrum (Iron), and SIlicium (Silicon).

Type Locality:

ⓘ Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Member of the palygorskite-sepiolite polysomatic series. Compare UM1990-86-SiO:AlFeHKMnNa.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

7127

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:7127:3

GUID
(UUID V4):

de2d827d-7162-4c35-806e-fab63833bb58

IMA Classification of KalifersiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

K₅Fe³⁺₇Si₂₀O₅₀(OH)₆ · 12H₂O

First published:

1998

Type description reference:

Ferraris G, Khomyakov A P, Belluso E, Soboleva S V (1998) Kalifersite, a new alkaline silicate from Kola Peninsula (Russia) based on a palygorskite-sepiolite polysomatic series. European Journal of Mineralogy 10, 865-874

Classification of KalifersiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

9.EE.25

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates
E : Single tetrahedral nets of 6-membered rings connected by octahedral nets or octahedral bands

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Klf	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Klf	Warr (2020)	Warr, L.N. (2020) Recommended abbreviations for the names of clay minerals and associated phases. Clay Minerals, 55, 261–264 doi:10.1180/clm.2020.30

Physical Properties of KalifersiteHide

Lustre:

Silky, Earthy

Transparency:

Translucent

Colour:

Pink-brownish

Streak:

White

Hardness:

2 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
Good {100} and {010}.

Parting:

[001] fibrous parting.

Density:

2.37(2) g/cm³ (Measured) 2.28 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of KalifersiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 1.523(2) n_β = 1.525(2) n_γ = 1.550(2)

2V:

Measured: 30° (2), Calculated: 32°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.027

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Low

Dispersion:

not discernible

Pleochroism:

Visible

Comments:

Z = yellow; Y = X = slightly pink.

Chemistry of KalifersiteHide

Mindat Formula:

(K,Na)₅Fe³⁺₇Si₂₀O₅₀(OH)₆ · 12H₂O

Elements listed:

Fe, H, K, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of KalifersiteHide

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Class (H-M):

1 - Pinacoidal

Space Group:

Cell Parameters:

a = 14.86(4) Å, b = 20.54(4) Å, c = 5.29(2) Å
α = 95.6(3)°, β = 92.3(3)°, γ = 94.4(3)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.723 : 1 : 0.258

Unit Cell V:

1,600.35 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0006753	Kalifersite	Ferraris G, Khomyakov A P, Belluso E, Soboleva S V (1998) Kalifersite, a new alkaline silicate from Kola Peninsula (Russia) based on a palygorskite-sepiolite polysomatic series European Journal of Mineralogy 10 865-874		1998	Kola Peninsula, Russia	0	293

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_journal_volume 10 
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 Kalifersite, a new alkaline silicate from Kola Peninsula (Russia)
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_chemical_compound_source 'Kola Peninsula, Russia'
_chemical_formula_sum '(K3.6 Na1.4) Fe4.95 Mn.72 Mg.63 Ca.18 Si20 O68 H30'
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K1   0.51900   0.10800   0.06900   0.72000
Na1   0.51900   0.10800   0.06900   0.28000
K2   0.01000   0.27400  -0.00400   0.72000
Na2   0.01000   0.27400  -0.00400   0.28000
K3   0.00000   0.50000   0.50000   0.72000
Na3   0.00000   0.50000   0.50000   0.28000
Fe1   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.55000
Mn1   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.08000
Mg1   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.07000
Ca1   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.02000
Fe2   0.00000   0.07700   0.50700   0.55000
Mn2   0.00000   0.07700   0.50700   0.08000
Mg2   0.00000   0.07700   0.50700   0.07000
Ca2   0.00000   0.07700   0.50700   0.02000
Fe3   0.50800   0.31800   0.17500   0.55000
Mn3   0.50800   0.31800   0.17500   0.08000
Mg3   0.50800   0.31800   0.17500   0.07000
Ca3   0.50800   0.31800   0.17500   0.02000
Fe4   0.50600   0.38900   0.70200   0.55000
Mn4   0.50600   0.38900   0.70200   0.08000
Mg4   0.50600   0.38900   0.70200   0.07000
Ca4   0.50600   0.38900   0.70200   0.02000
Fe5   0.50100   0.46300   0.23400   0.55000
Mn5   0.50100   0.46300   0.23400   0.08000
Mg5   0.50100   0.46300   0.23400   0.07000
Ca5   0.50100   0.46300   0.23400   0.02000
Si1   0.18100   0.06800   0.83400   1.00000
Si2   0.17600   0.12200   0.33400   1.00000
Si3   0.31900   0.30600   0.81600   1.00000
Si4   0.31500   0.44800   0.87600   1.00000
Si5   0.31900   0.23500   0.27400   1.00000
Si6   0.31100   0.52500   0.41500   1.00000
Si7   0.30000   0.67000   0.47200   1.00000
Si8   0.29300   0.74200  -0.00300   1.00000
Si9   0.19100   0.93200   0.79600   1.00000
Si10   0.19200   0.86600   0.26800   1.00000
O1   0.07400   0.07800   0.84300   1.00000
O-H2   0.08000   0.00400   0.34000   1.00000
O-H2   0.07500   0.14700   0.28300   1.00000
O4   0.42800   0.31200   0.83300   1.00000
O5   0.42400   0.45600   0.88900   1.00000
O6   0.42700   0.23400   0.25300   1.00000
O7   0.42300   0.38300   0.36100   0.50000
O-H7   0.42300   0.38300   0.36100   0.50000
O8   0.42000   0.53100   0.42400   1.00000
O9   0.41300   0.60200  -0.04800   0.50000
O-H9   0.41300   0.60200  -0.04800   0.50000
O10   0.41100   0.67700   0.48300   1.00000
O11   0.40300   0.74800   0.98200   1.00000
O12   0.08200   0.93200   0.81600   1.00000
O13   0.08100   0.85800   0.27400   1.00000
O14   0.20800   0.00100   0.67300   1.00000
O15   0.20700   0.12100   0.63500   1.00000
O16   0.19500   0.05900   0.13600   1.00000
O17   0.26000   0.16500   0.22500   1.00000
O18   0.27400   0.27300   0.05000   1.00000
O19   0.28500   0.26600   0.54600   1.00000
O20   0.27000   0.37300   0.83900   1.00000
O21   0.27900   0.47400   0.61500   1.00000
O22   0.28700   0.48300   0.14400   1.00000
O23   0.26500   0.59300   0.48000   1.00000
O24   0.25900   0.71600   0.70400   1.00000
O25   0.26700   0.68600   0.18900   1.00000
O26   0.24500   0.80500   0.13200   1.00000
O27   0.21600   0.92600   0.09500   1.00000
O28   0.21900   0.87700   0.57400   1.00000
Wat29   0.35100   0.01300   0.99900   1.00000
Wat30   0.61300   0.10700   0.57900   1.00000
Wat31   0.13000   0.41400   0.17900   1.00000
Wat32   0.89100   0.38100   0.75500   1.00000
Wat33   0.06000   0.29300   0.50000   1.00000
Wat34   0.14700   0.52300   0.90200   1.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
12.36 Å	(100)
11.60 Å	(40)
10.21 Å	(14)
4.162 Å	(5)
3.818 Å	(5)
2.196 Å	(5)
2.017 Å	(5)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]

Type Occurrence of KalifersiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Fibrous bundles up to 5 mm, elongate [001], and as aggregates up to 1 cm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow, Russia, and
in the Museo Regionale di Storia Naturale, Torino, Italy.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Sphalerite	Sodalite	Shcherbakovite	Pectolite	Paranatisite
Nepheline	Nepheline	Nepheline	Natisite	Loparite-(Ce)
Lamprophyllite	K Feldspar	Fenaksite	Aegirine

Reference:

Synonyms of KalifersiteHide

IMA1996-007

Other Language Names for KalifersiteHide

German:Kalifersit

Russian:Калиферсит

Spanish:Kalifersita

Relationship of Kalifersite to other SpeciesHide

Structurally related to group(s):

Sepiolite Group

Related to the palygorskite group.

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Kalifersite associated with Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
1 photo of Kalifersite associated with Lamprophyllite	(Na,Mn²⁺)₃(Sr,Na)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₃(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH,O,F)₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.EE.	Cairncrossite	Sr₂Ca_7-xNa_2x(Si₄O₁₀)₄(OH)₂(H₂O)_15-x	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EE.05	Bementite	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈	Mon.
9.EE.07	Innsbruckite	Mn₃₃(Si₂O₅)₁₄(OH)₃₈	Mon. m : Bm
9.EE.10	Brokenhillite	Mn₈Si₆O₁₅(OH)₁₀	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
9.EE.10	Pyrosmalite-(Fe)	Fe²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH,Cl)₁₀	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
9.EE.10	Friedelite	Mn²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH,Cl)₁₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EE.10	Pyrosmalite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH,Cl)₁₀	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
9.EE.10	Mcgillite	(Mn,Fe)₈Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈Cl₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EE.15	Nelenite	(Mn,Fe)₁₆(Si₁₂O₃₀)(OH)₁₄[As³⁺₃O₆(OH)₃]	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
9.EE.15	Schallerite	Mn²⁺₁₆As₃Si₁₂O₃₆(OH)₁₇	Trig. 3m : P3m1
9.EE.20	Palygorskite	◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EE.20	Tuperssuatsiaite	Fe³⁺Fe³⁺₂(Na◻)◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EE.20	Yofortierite	Mn²⁺Mn²⁺₂Mn²⁺₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EE.20	Windhoekite	Fe³⁺(Fe³⁺_1.67◻_0.33)Ca₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄(OH)₂ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EE.20	Unnamed (Na-Ca-Fe-Silicate-Hydrate)	NaCa(Fe²⁺,Al,Mn)₅[Si₈O₁₉(OH)](OH)₇ · 5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EE.20	Windmountainite	◻Fe³⁺₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EE.25	Falcondoite	(Ni,Mg)₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂ · 6H₂O	Orth.
9.EE.25	Loughlinite	Na₂Mg₃Si₆O₁₆ · 8H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
9.EE.25	Sepiolite	Mg₄(Si₆O₁₅)(OH)₂ · 6H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnna
9.EE.30	Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆Si₂₃AlO₆₀(OH)₈ · 14H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EE.30	Orlymanite	Ca₄Mn₃Si₈O₂₀(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Hex.
9.EE.30	Tungusite	Ca₄Fe₂Si₆O₁₅(OH)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EE.35	Reyerite	(Na,K)₂Ca₁₄(Si,Al)₂₄O₅₈(OH)₈ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
9.EE.35	Truscottite	(Ca,Mn)₁₄Si₂₄O₅₈(OH)₈ · 2H₂O	Trig.
9.EE.35	Kodamaite	Na₃(Ca₅Na)Si₁₆O₃₆(OH)₄F₂ · (14-x)H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EE.40	Natrosilite	Na₂Si₂O₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.EE.45	Makatite	Na₂Si₄O₈(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.EE.50	Varennesite	Na₈Mn₂Si₁₀O₂₅(OH,Cl)₂ · 12H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
9.EE.55	Raite	Mn²⁺Mn²⁺₂Na₂(◻_1.75Ti_0.25)Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · Na(H₂O)₆	Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 2
9.EE.60	Intersilite	Na₆Mn²⁺Ti[Si₁₀O₂₄(OH)](OH)₃ · 4H₂O	Mon.
9.EE.65	Shafranovskite	Na₃K₂(Mn,Fe,Na)₄[Si₉(O,OH)₂₇](OH)₂ · nH₂O	Trig. 3m : P3 1c
9.EE.65	Zakharovite	Na₄Mn₅Si₁₀O₂₄(OH)₆ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3m
9.EE.70	Zeophyllite	Ca₁₃Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂F₈ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
9.EE.75	Minehillite	(K,Na)_2-3Ca₂₈Zn₄Al₄Si₄₀O₁₁₂(OH)₁₆	Hex.
9.EE.80	Fedorite	(Na,K)_2-3(Ca₄Na₃)Si₁₆O₃₈(OH,F)₂ · 3.5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EE.80	Martinite	(Na,◻,Ca)₁₂Ca₄(Si,S,B)₁₄B₂O₃₈(OH,Cl)₂F₂ · 4H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EE.80	Ellingsenite	Na₅Ca₆Si₁₈O₃₈(OH)₁₃ · 6H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EE.85	Lalondeite	(Na,Ca)₆(Ca,Na)₃Si₁₆O₃₈(F,OH)₂ · 3H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1

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References for KalifersiteHide

Reference List:

Ferraris, G., Khomyakov, A.P., Belluso, E., Soboleva, S.V. (1998) Kalifersite, a new alkaline silicate from Kola Peninsula (Russia) based on a palygorskite-sepiolite polysomatic series. European Journal of Mineralogy, 10, 865-874.

Jambor, J.L., Roberts, A.C. (1999) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 84, 990-994.

Pekov, I.V. (2007) New minerals from former Soviet Union countries, 1998-2006: new minerals approved by the IMA commission on new minerals and mineral names. Mineralogical Almanac, 11, 9-51.

(2023) Kalifersite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Russia (TL)

Murmansk Oblast

Khibiny Massif

ⓘ Kukisvumchorr Mt (TL)

Ferraris et al. (1998) +1 other reference

Kalifersite

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