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Shirokshinite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Shirokshinite

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Shirokshinite

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Shirokshinite, etc.

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Shirokshinite

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Shirokshinite

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Shirokshinite, etc.

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Shirokshinite

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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About ShirokshiniteHide

Formula:

K(NaMg₂)(Si₄O₁₀)F₂

Colour:

Colourless to pale gray

Lustre:

Vitreous, Pearly

Hardness:

2½

Specific Gravity:

2.922 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Trioctahedral mica Group > Mica Group

Name:

Named for Nikolay Vasilievich Shirokshin (1809 - ?), for his work on geology, petrology and geomorphology of the Khibiny massif, Russia.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Mica Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

11435

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:11435:4

GUID
(UUID V4):

4fba7185-32ae-4007-aab2-6eee8cbffaa9

IMA Classification of ShirokshiniteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

K(Mg₂Na)Si₄O₁₀F₂

Approval year:

2001

First published:

2003

Type description reference:

Pekov, Igor V., Chukanov, Nikita V., Ferraris, Giovanni, Ivaldi, Gabriella, Pushcharovsky, Dmitriy Yu., Zadov, Alexander E. (2003) Shirokshinite, K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2, a new mica with octahedral Na from Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula: descriptive data and structural disorder. European Journal of Mineralogy, 15 (3) 447-454 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2003/0015-0447

Classification of ShirokshiniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2023):

9.EC.20

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates
C : Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets

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
Shk	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Shk	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download
Shk	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 ShirokshiniteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous, Pearly

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Colourless to pale gray

Streak:

White

Hardness:

2½ on Mohs scale

Hardness Data:

Measured

Tenacity:

Flexible

Cleavage:

Perfect
{001}

Fracture:

Micaceous

Density:

2.922 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of ShirokshiniteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.526(1) n_β = 1.553(2) n_γ = 1.553(2)

2V:

Measured: 5° (5)

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 observed

Optical Extinction:

Y = b; Z ≃ a, X ∧ c = 3(2)°.

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of ShirokshiniteHide

Mindat Formula:

K(NaMg₂)(Si₄O₁₀)F₂

Elements listed:

F, K, Mg, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of ShirokshiniteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

B2/m

Setting:

C2/m

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.269(2) Å, b = 9.092(2) Å, c = 10.198(4) Å
β = 100.12°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.58 : 1 : 1.122

Unit Cell V:

480.9 Å³

Comment:

1M-polytype

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0006989	Shirokshinite	Pekov I V, Chukanov N V, Ferraris G, Ivaldi G, Pushcharovsky D Y, Zadov A E (2003) Shirokshinite, K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2, a new mica with octahedral Na from Khidiny massif, Kola Peninsula: descriptive data and structural disorder European Journal of Mineralogy 15 447-454		2003	Khidiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia	0	293

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K   0.00000   0.50000   0.00000   0.90000   0.03500
Na   0.00000   0.50000   0.00000   0.02000   0.03500
NaM1   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.30700   0.01300
MgM1   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.65700   0.01300
FeM1   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.03000   0.01300
MnM1   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.00330   0.01300
TiM1   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.00330   0.01300
NaM2   0.00000   0.33380   0.50000   0.30700   0.01900
MgM2   0.00000   0.33380   0.50000   0.65700   0.01900
FeM2   0.00000   0.33380   0.50000   0.03000   0.01900
MnM2   0.00000   0.33380   0.50000   0.00330   0.01900
TiM2   0.00000   0.33380   0.50000   0.00330   0.01900
Si   0.07620   0.16670   0.22610   0.99500   0.01500
Al   0.07620   0.16670   0.22610   0.00500   0.01500
O1   0.04800   0.00000   0.16400   1.00000   0.02400
O2   0.30800   0.24710   0.16360   1.00000   0.02400
O3   0.13200   0.16780   0.38490   1.00000   0.01900
F   0.12400   0.50000   0.38970   1.00000   0.03900

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
10.0 Å	(70)
3.67 Å	(60)
3.36 Å	(90)
2.41 Å	(100)
2.14 Å	(60)
1.665 Å	(80)
1.522 Å	(100)
1.359 Å	(60)

Comments:

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Data are from the type description.

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

Type Occurrence of ShirokshiniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Hexagonal, prismatic, typically skeletal crystals, up to 0.8 × 1 × 2.5 mm, and grouped in sheaf-like clusters up to 2.5 mm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Fersman Mineralogical Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (registration record no. 2786/1).

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Late hydrothermal mineral and occurs in a small hyperalkaline pegmatite embedded in ristschorrite near the contact with nepheline-apatite rock.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Rémondite-(Ce)	Natrolite	Microcline	Mckelveyite-(Y)	Lorenzenite
Kupletskite	Galena	Donnayite-(Y)	Calcite	Aegirine

Reference:

Pekov, I.V., Chukanov, N.V., Ferraris, G., Ivaldi, G., Pushcharovsky, D.Y., Zadov, A.E. (2003) Shirokshinite, K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2, a new mica with octahedral Na from Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula: descriptive data and structural disorder. European Journal of Mineralogy: 15: 447-454.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/EJM15_447.pdf

Synonyms of ShirokshiniteHide

IMA2001-063

Other Language Names for ShirokshiniteHide

German:Shirokshinit

Russian:Широкшинит

Simplified Chinese:富钠带云母

Spanish:Shirokshinita

Traditional Chinese:富鈉帶雲母

Relationship of Shirokshinite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Trioctahedral mica Group > Mica Group

Other Members of this group:

Aspidolite	NaMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Balestraite	KLi₂V⁵⁺Si₄O₁₂	Mon. 2 : B2
Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Ephesite	NaLiAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
Garmite	CsLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
Hendricksite	KZn₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Kreiterite	CsLi₂Fe³⁺(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
Lepidolite	A Li-rich mica in, or close to, the so-called Polylithionite-Trilithionite series.	Mon.
Masutomilite	(K,Rb)(Li,Mn³⁺,Al)₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2 : B2
Norrishite	KLiMn³⁺₂(Si₄O₁₀)O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Orlovite	KLi₂Ti(Si₄O₁₀)OF	Mon. 2 : B2
Polylithionite	KLi₂Al(Si₄O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Preiswerkite	NaMg₂Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Shirozulite	KMn²⁺₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Sokolovaite	CsLi₂Al(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
Suhailite	(NH₄)Fe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Tainiolite	KLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Trilithionite	K(Li_1.5Al_1.5)(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Wonesite	(Na,K)(Mg,Fe,Al)₆((Al,Si)₄O₁₀)₂(OH,F)₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Zinnwaldite	Mica Group.

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

4 photos of Shirokshinite associated with Natrolite

Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.EC.	Balestraite	KLi₂V⁵⁺Si₄O₁₂	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.	Meifuite	KFe₆(Si₇Al)O₁₉(OH)₄Cl₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.05	Minnesotaite	Fe²⁺₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.05	Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.05	Willemseite	Ni₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.9.EC.	Voloshinite	Rb(LiAl_1.5◻_0.5)(Al_0.5Si_3.5)O₁₀F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.10	Ferripyrophyllite	Fe³⁺Si₂O₅(OH)	Mon. 2/m
9.EC.10	Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	Tric. 1
9.EC.10	Luanshiweiite	KLiAl_1.5(Si_3.5Al_0.5)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.10	Fluorluanshiweiite	KLiAl_1.5(Si_3.5Al_0.5)O₁₀F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.10	Manganiceladonite	K(MgMn³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.10	Garmite	CsLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
9.EC.10	Gorbunovite	CsLi₂(Ti,Fe)Si₄O₁₀(F,OH,O)₂	Mon.
9.EC.15	Boromuscovite	KAl₂(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m
9.EC.15	Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Chernykhite	(Ba,Na)(V³⁺,Al,Mg)₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.15	Montdorite	(K,Na)₂(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺,Mg)₅(Si₄O₁₀)₂(OH,F)₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15	Nanpingite	CsAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15	Paragonite	NaAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.15	Roscoelite	K(V³⁺,Al)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15	Tobelite	(NH₄,K)Al₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Aluminoceladonite	K(MgAl◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Chromphyllite	K(Cr,Al)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15	Ferroaluminoceladonite	K(Fe²⁺Al◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Ferroceladonite	K(Fe²⁺Fe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Chromceladonite	K(MgCr◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.15	Tainiolite	KLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Ganterite	(Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15	UM1988-22-SiO:AlCaFFeHKLiMg	KLiMgAl₂Si₃O₁₀F₂	Mon.
9.EC.15	Kreiterite	CsLi₂Fe³⁺(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
9.EC.20	Annite	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Ephesite	NaLiAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.20	Hendricksite	KZn₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Masutomilite	(K,Rb)(Li,Mn³⁺,Al)₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.20	Norrishite	KLiMn³⁺₂(Si₄O₁₀)O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Polylithionite	KLi₂Al(Si₄O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20	Preiswerkite	NaMg₂Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20	Siderophyllite	KFe²⁺₂Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.20	Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Fluorotetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Wonesite	(Na,K)(Mg,Fe,Al)₆((Al,Si)₄O₁₀)₂(OH,F)₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Eastonite	KMg₂Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.20	Tetraferriannite	KFe²⁺₃(Si₃Fe³⁺)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Trilithionite	K(Li_1.5Al_1.5)(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20	Fluorannite	KFe²⁺₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Shirozulite	KMn²⁺₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Sokolovaite	CsLi₂Al(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
9.EC.20	Aspidolite	NaMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Fluorophlogopite	KMg₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	UM2004-49-SiO:AlCsFHKLi	(Cs,K)(Al,Li)_2.6((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(F,OH)₂
9.EC.20	Suhailite	(NH₄)Fe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Yangzhumingite	KMg_2.5(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Orlovite	KLi₂Ti(Si₄O₁₀)OF	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.20	Oxyphlogopite	K(Mg,Ti,Fe)₃[(Si,Al)₄O₁₀](O,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Chloroferrokinoshitalite	(Ba,K)(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(Cl,OH,F)₂
9.EC.22	Pimelite	Ni₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Hex.
9.EC.30	Chlorophaeite	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Fe₂Si₄O₁₃ · 10H₂O
9.EC.30	Margarite	CaAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.35	Anandite	(Ba,K)(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃((Si,Al,Fe)₄O₁₀)(S,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.35	Bityite	CaLiAl₂(AlBeSi₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.35	Clintonite	CaAlMg₂(SiAl₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35	Kinoshitalite	(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn²⁺,Al)₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35	Ferrokinoshitalite	(Ba,K)(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35	Oxykinoshitalite	(Ba,K)(Mg,Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(O,OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35	Fluorokinoshitalite	BaMg₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40	Beidellite	(Na,Ca_0.5)_0.3Al₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40	Kurumsakite	(Zn,Ni,Cu)₈Al₈V⁵⁺₂Si₅O₃₅ · 27H₂O (?)	Orth.
9.EC.40	Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40	Nontronite	Na_0.3Fe₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40	Volkonskoite	Ca_0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.40	Yakhontovite	(Ca,Na)_0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.45	Hectorite	Na_0.3(Mg,Li)₃(Si₄O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.45	Saponite	Ca_0.25(Mg,Fe)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Mon.
9.EC.45	Sauconite	Na_0.3Zn₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.45	Spadaite	MgSiO₂(OH)₂ · H₂O (?)
9.EC.45	Stevensite	(Ca,Na)_xMg_3-x(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.45	Swinefordite	Li(Al,Li,Mg)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)₂(OH,F)₄ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.45	Zincsilite	Zn₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂ · 4H₂O (?)	Mon.
9.EC.45	Ferrosaponite	Ca_0.3(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe³⁺)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.45	Hanjiangite	Ba₂CaV³⁺Al(H₂AlSi₃O₁₂)(CO₃)₂F	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.50	Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m
9.EC.52	Tarasovite	near NaKAl₁₁Si₁₃O₄₀(OH)₉ · 3H₂O
9.EC.55	Baileychlore	(Zn,Fe²⁺,Al,Mg)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈	Tric. 1
9.EC.55	Chamosite	(Fe²⁺)₅Al(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55	Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55	Cookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈	Mon. 2/m
9.EC.55	Franklinfurnaceite	Ca₂Fe³⁺Mn²⁺₃Mn³⁺(Zn₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₈	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.55	Gonyerite	(Mn²⁺,Mg)₅Fe³⁺(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Orth.
9.EC.55	Nimite	(Ni,Mg,Al)₆((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55	Orthochamosite	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe³⁺)₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH,O)₈
9.EC.55	Pennantite	Mn²⁺₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Tric.
9.EC.55	Sudoite	Mg₂Al₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀)(OH)₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55	Donbassite	Al_4.33(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.55	Glagolevite	Na(Mg,Al)₆(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH,O)₈	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.55	Borocookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[BSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈	Mon. m : Bb
9.EC.60	Aliettite	Ca_0.2Mg₆((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.60	Corrensite	(Mg,Fe)₉((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₁₀ · nH₂O	Orth.
9.EC.60	Dozyite	Mg₇Al₂(Al₂Si₄O₁₅)(OH)₁₂	Mon.
9.EC.60	Hydrobiotite	K(Mg,Fe²⁺)₆((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.60	Karpinskite	(Ni,Mg)₂Si₂O₅(OH)₂ (?)	Mon.
9.EC.60	Kulkeite	Mg₈Al(AlSi₇O₂₀)(OH)₁₀	Mon.
9.EC.60	Lunijianlaite	Li_0.7Al_6.2(AlSi₇O₂₀)(OH,O)₁₀	Mon.
9.EC.60	Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.60	Saliotite	(Li,Na)Al₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.60	Tosudite	Na_0.5(Al,Mg)₆((Si,Al)₈O₁₈)(OH)₁₂ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.60	Brinrobertsite	Na_0.3Al₄(Si₄O₁₀)₂(OH)₄ · 3.5 H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.65	Macaulayite	(Fe,Al)₂₄Si₄O₄₃(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.70	Burckhardtite	Pb₂(Fe³⁺Te⁶⁺)[AlSi₃O₈]O₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1m
9.EC.75	Ferrisurite	(Pb,Ca)_2.4Fe³⁺₂(Si₄O₁₀)(CO₃)_1.7(OH)₃ · nH₂O	Mon.
9.EC.75	Surite	(Pb,Ca)₃(Al,Fe²⁺,Mg)₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2 : P2₁
9.EC.75	Niksergievite	(Ba,Ca)₂Al₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(CO₃)(OH)₆ · nH₂O	Mon.
9.EC.80	Kegelite	Pb₈Al₄(Si₈O₂₀)(SO₄)₂(CO₃)₄(OH)₈	Mon.

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Jambor, J.L., Roberts, A.C. (2004) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 89: 249-253.

Mandarino, Joseph A. (2004) New minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (3) 921-945 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.3.921

Armbruster, T., Richards, R.P., Gnos, E., Pettke, T., Herwegh, M. (2007) Unusual fibrous sodian tainiolite epitactic on phlogopite from marble xenoliths of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist: 45: 541-549.

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) Shirokshinite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Russia (TL)
Murmansk Oblast Khibiny Massif Kukisvumchorr Mt ⓘ Kirovskii apatite mine (TL)	Pekov, Igor V., Chukanov, Nikita V., Ferraris, Giovanni, Ivaldi, Gabriella, Pushcharovsky, Dmitriy Yu., Zadov, Alexander E. (2003) Shirokshinite, K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2, a new mica with octahedral Na from Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula: descriptive data and structural disorder. European Journal of Mineralogy, 15 (3) 447-454 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2003/0015-0447

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California Mendocino County Pieta ⓘ Pieta Creek area	Gunnar Färber

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