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Kupletskite-(Cs)

A valid IMA mineral species

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Kupletskite-(Cs)

Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Kupletskite-(Cs)

Ilmen Nature Reserve, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Kupletskite-(Cs)

Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Kupletskite-(Cs)

Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Kupletskite-(Cs)

Ilmen Nature Reserve, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Kupletskite-(Cs)

Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Kupletskite-(Cs)

Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Kupletskite-(Cs)

Ilmen Nature Reserve, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

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About Kupletskite-(Cs)Hide

Formula:

Cs₂NaMn²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F

Colour:

Golden brown

Lustre:

Dull

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

3.68

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Member of:

Kupletskite Group > Astrophyllite Supergroup

Name:

Originally named cesium kupletskite in allusion to its composition, being the caesium-dominant analogue of kupletskite. Renamed to kupletskite-(Cs).

Type Locality:

ⓘ Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Astrophyllite Group.
Kupletskite-Kupletskite-(Cs) Series.
The cesium analogue of kupletskite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

6853

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:6853:2

GUID
(UUID V4):

cd00da61-01c7-46fe-949d-76f0b66e08ff

IMA Classification of Kupletskite-(Cs)Hide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA status notes:

Renamed by the IMA

First published:

1971

Approval history:

Renamed IMA04-A: From cesium kupletskite to kupletskite-(Cs), Bayliss (2007).

Type description reference:

Efimov, A.F., V.D. Dusmatov, A.A. Ganzeev, and Z.T. Kataeva (1971) Cesium kupletskite, a new mineral. Doklady Acad. Nauk SSSR, 197, 1394{1397 (in Russian)

Classification of Kupletskite-(Cs)Hide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

9.DC.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
C : Inosilicates with branched 2-periodic single chains; Si₂O₆ + 2SiO₃ Si₄O₁₂

Dana 8th ed.:

69.1.1.3

69 : INOSILICATES Chains with Side Branches or Loops
1 : Chains with Side Branches or Loops with (P=2, and N=4, 2 branches)

Mineral SymbolsHide

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

Symbol	Source	Reference
Kpt-Cs	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of Kupletskite-(Cs)Hide

Lustre:

Dull

Transparency:

Translucent

Colour:

Golden brown

Hardness:

4 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=186 - Vickers

Cleavage:

Perfect
{001}

Density:

3.68 g/cm³ (Measured) 3.609 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Dcalc from from Cámara et al. (2010).

Optical Data of Kupletskite-(Cs)Hide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

Dispersion:

r < v

Optical Extinction:

Z = a; Y ∧ b ≃ 10°.

Pleochroism:

Visible

Comments:

X = yellow-green; Y = yellow to brown; Z = brown.

Chemistry of Kupletskite-(Cs)Hide

Mindat Formula:

Cs₂NaMn²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F

Elements listed:

Cs, F, H, Mn, Na, O, Si, Ti - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Kupletskite-(Cs)Hide

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Class (H-M):

1 - Pinacoidal

Space Group:

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.3850(3) Å, b = 11.9350(5) Å, c = 11.7793(6) Å
α = 113.117(1)°, β = 94.614(1)°, γ = 94.578(2)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.451 : 1 : 0.987

Unit Cell V:

688.87 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

Space groups and cell parameters from Cámara et al. (2010).

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0006310	Kupletskite-(Cs)	Camara F, Sokolova E, Abdu Y, Hawthorne F C (2010) The crystal structures of niobophyllite, kupletskite-(Cs) and Sn-rich astrophyllite: Revisions to the crystal chemistry of the astrophyllite-group minerals The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1-16		2010	Dara-i-Pioz glacier, Tien-Shan mountains, northern Tajikistan	0	293

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 The crystal structures of niobophyllite, kupletskite-(Cs) and Sn-rich
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O2   0.14440   0.15700   0.36580   1.00000   0.01130
O3   0.12710   0.39100   0.59100   1.00000   0.01070
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O7   0.57340   0.01330   0.38730   1.00000   0.01120
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O9   0.25030   0.04240   0.82920   1.00000   0.01830
O10   0.42650   0.41291   0.79553   1.00000   0.01240
O11   0.12690   0.80710   0.83090   1.00000   0.01800
O12   0.26280   0.95490   0.17110   1.00000   0.01830
O13   0.26760   0.60582   0.80379   1.00000   0.01450
O14   0.57270   0.22182   0.80030   1.00000   0.01490
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H2   1.02600   0.15900   0.68520   1.00000   0.01613
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CsA1 0.02442 0.02230 0.01744 0.00580 0.00333 0.00796
KA1 0.02442 0.02230 0.01744 0.00580 0.00333 0.00796
KA2 0.02442 0.02230 0.01744 0.00580 0.00333 0.00796
CaA2 0.02442 0.02230 0.01744 0.00580 0.00333 0.00796
PbA2 0.02442 0.02230 0.01744 0.00580 0.00333 0.00796
NaA2 0.02442 0.02230 0.01744 0.00580 0.00333 0.00796
SrA2 0.02442 0.02230 0.01744 0.00580 0.00333 0.00796
NaB 0.02330 0.00920 0.00680 0.00340 0.00180 0.00250
CaB 0.02330 0.00920 0.00680 0.00340 0.00180 0.00250
MnM1 0.01130 0.00890 0.01030 0.00350 0.00273 0.00410
LiM1 0.01130 0.00890 0.01030 0.00350 0.00273 0.00410
FeM2 0.01120 0.01010 0.01300 0.00345 0.00345 0.00530
MnM2 0.01120 0.01010 0.01300 0.00345 0.00345 0.00530
LiM2 0.01120 0.01010 0.01300 0.00345 0.00345 0.00530
MnM3 0.01220 0.01130 0.01310 0.00527 0.00477 0.00710
Fe2+M3 0.01220 0.01130 0.01310 0.00527 0.00477 0.00710
Fe3+M3 0.01220 0.01130 0.01310 0.00527 0.00477 0.00710
LiM3 0.01220 0.01130 0.01310 0.00527 0.00477 0.00710
ZnM4 0.01020 0.00870 0.01210 0.00300 0.00230 0.00520
FeM4 0.01020 0.00870 0.01210 0.00300 0.00230 0.00520
MgM4 0.01020 0.00870 0.01210 0.00300 0.00230 0.00520
LiM4 0.01020 0.00870 0.01210 0.00300 0.00230 0.00520
TiD 0.00550 0.00680 0.01490 0.00232 0.00273 0.00570
NbD 0.00550 0.00680 0.01490 0.00232 0.00273 0.00570
SiT1 0.00920 0.00800 0.00880 0.00230 0.00160 0.00410
AlT1 0.00920 0.00800 0.00880 0.00230 0.00160 0.00410
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AlT2 0.00870 0.00610 0.00870 0.00210 0.00170 0.00330
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AlT4 0.00930 0.00590 0.00850 0.00160 0.00100 0.00330
O1 0.01310 0.01410 0.00850 0.00240 0.00110 0.00560
O2 0.01490 0.01240 0.00560 0.00540 0.00160 0.00220
O3 0.01110 0.00990 0.01090 0.00300 0.00160 0.00410
O-h4 0.01490 0.01400 0.01500 0.00430 0.00380 0.00700
O-h5 0.01490 0.01410 0.01270 0.00490 0.00180 0.00680
O6 0.01130 0.00950 0.00830 0.00230 0.00070 0.00310
O7 0.01240 0.01090 0.00900 0.00350 0.00040 0.00310
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O9 0.01620 0.01730 0.01490 -0.00270 0.00570 0.00360
O10 0.01280 0.01300 0.01200 0.00680 0.00130 0.00430
O11 0.02530 0.02340 0.01520 0.01900 0.00880 0.01050
O12 0.02120 0.01530 0.01670 0.01080 -0.00190 0.00300
O13 0.02140 0.00750 0.01400 0.00250 0.00230 0.00500
O14 0.02350 0.00850 0.01270 0.00380 0.00280 0.00500
O15 0.01450 0.02030 0.01420 -0.00450 -0.00060 0.00930
O-HX 0.02360 0.01920 0.01380 0.00620 0.00300 0.00600
FX 0.02360 0.01920 0.01380 0.00620 0.00300 0.00600

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
10.4 Å	(100)
3.54 Å	(80)
2.79 Å	(80)
2.66 Å	(80)
2.58 Å	(60)
1.772 Å	(40)
4.09 Å	(30)

Comments:

Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Tajikistan. The 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 Kupletskite-(Cs)Hide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

General Appearance of Type Material:

Rosettelike intergrowths of curved platy crystals, forming aggregates, to 3 cm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Mineralogical Museum, St. Petersburg University, St. Petersburg, 16537; A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 74170.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

At the border of aegirine-microcline-quartz pegmatites and in polylithionite-quartz replacement complexes in pegmatites of an alkaline massif.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Efimov, A.F., V.D. Dusmatov, A.A. Ganzeev, and Z.T. Kataeva (1971) Cesium kupletskite, a new mineral. Doklady Acad. Nauk SSSR, 197, 1394{1397 (in Russian)

Synonyms of Kupletskite-(Cs)Hide

Caesium-Kupletskite

Cesium-kupletskite

Other Language Names for Kupletskite-(Cs)Hide

Russian:Куплетскит-(Cs)

Simplified Chinese:铯锰星叶石

Traditional Chinese:銫錳星葉石

Relationship of Kupletskite-(Cs) to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Kupletskite Group > Astrophyllite Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Kupletskite	(K,Na)₃(Mn,Fe)₇Ti₂Si₈O₂₆(OH)₄F	Tric.
Laverovite	K₂NaMn₇Zr₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F	Tric. 1 : P1
Niobokupletskite	K₂NaMn²⁺₇(Nb,Ti)(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄(O,F)	Tric. 1 : P1

Forms a series with:

Kupletskite

Kupletskite-Kupletskite-(Cs) Series

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

3 photos of Kupletskite-(Cs) associated with Quartz	SiO₂
2 photos of Kupletskite-(Cs) associated with Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
2 photos of Kupletskite-(Cs) associated with Leucosphenite	BaNa₄Ti₂B₂Si₁₀O₃₀
2 photos of Kupletskite-(Cs) associated with Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
1 photo of Kupletskite-(Cs) associated with Genthelvite	Be₃Zn₄(SiO₄)₃S
1 photo of Kupletskite-(Cs) associated with Dusmatovite	K(K◻)Mn²⁺₂Zn₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
1 photo of Kupletskite-(Cs) associated with Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)	(Ca,Na,U)₂(Ti, Nb,Ta)₂O₆Z(OH)
1 photo of Kupletskite-(Cs) associated with Manganese Oxides
1 photo of Kupletskite-(Cs) associated with Maleevite	BaB₂Si₂O₈
1 photo of Kupletskite-(Cs) associated with Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Fe³⁺_eAl_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.DC.	Bulgakite	Li₂(Ca,Na)Fe²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄(F,O)(H₂O)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DC.05	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂Si₈O₂₆(OH)₄F	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DC.05	Hydroastrophyllite	(H₃O,K,Ca)₃(Fe,Mn)_5-65Ti₂Si₈(O,OH)₃₁	Tric.
9.DC.05	Kupletskite	(K,Na)₃(Mn,Fe)₇Ti₂Si₈O₂₆(OH)₄F	Tric.
9.DC.05	Lobanovite	K₂Na(Fe²⁺₄Mg₂Na)Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DC.05	Niobophyllite	(K,Na)₃(Fe,Mn)₆(Nb,Ti)₂Si₈(O,OH,F)₃₁	Tric.
9.DC.05	Zircophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Zr₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F	Tric.
9.DC.05	Niobokupletskite	K₂NaMn²⁺₇(Nb,Ti)(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄(O,F)	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DC.05	Nalivkinite	Li₂Na(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₇Ti₂Si₈O₂₆(OH)₄F	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DC.05	Devitoite	[Ba₆(PO₄)₂(CO₃)][Fe²⁺₇(OH)₄Fe³⁺₂O₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂]	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DC.05	Sveinbergeite	Ca(Fe²⁺₆Fe³⁺)Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₅(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DC.05	Tarbagataite	(K◻)Ca(Fe²⁺,Mn)₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₅	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DC.05	Heyerdahlite	Na₃Mn₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F(H₂O)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DC.05	Laverovite	K₂NaMn₇Zr₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F	Tric. 1 : P1

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References for Kupletskite-(Cs)Hide

Reference List:

Efimov, A.F., Dusmatov, V.D., Ganzeev, A.A., Kataeva, Z.T. (1971) Cesium kupletskite, a new mineral. Doklady Acad. Nauk SSSR, 197, 1394{1397 (in Russian).

Efimov, A.F., V.D. Dusmatov, A.A. Ganzeev, and Z.T. Kataeva (1971) Cesium kupletskite, a new mineral. Doklady Acad. Nauk SSSR, 197, 1394{1397 (in Russian)

Fleischer, M. (1972) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 57, 325-329 (328).

Bayliss, P. (2007): Cesium kupletskite renamed kupletskite-(Cs). Mineralogical Magazine, 71, 365-367.

Cámara, Fernando, Sokolova, Elena, Abdu, Yassir, Hawthorne, Frank C. (2010) The crystal structures of niobophyllite, kupletskite-(Cs) and Sn-rich astrophyllite: revisios to the crystal chemistry of the astrophyllite-group minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (1) 1-16 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.1.1

(2023) Kupletskite-(Cs) Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Ilmen Nature Reserve	Агаханов А.А. et al. (2015)

Tajikistan (TL)
Districts of Republican Subordination ⓘ Dara-i-Pioz Massif (TL)	Pekov (1998) +2 other references

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