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Chlorellestadite from
NW slope, Shadil-Khokh volcano, Kel’ volcanic area, Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, South Ossetia, Georgia

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Chlorellestadite

NW slope, Shadil-Khokh volcano, Kel’ volcanic area, Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, South Ossetia, Georgia

Chlorellestadite

NW slope, Shadil-Khokh volcano, Kel’ volcanic area, Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, South Ossetia, Georgia

Chlorellestadite

NW slope, Shadil-Khokh volcano, Kel’ volcanic area, Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, South Ossetia, Georgia

Chlorellestadite

NW slope, Shadil-Khokh volcano, Kel’ volcanic area, Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, South Ossetia, Georgia

Chlorellestadite

NW slope, Shadil-Khokh volcano, Kel’ volcanic area, Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, South Ossetia, Georgia

Chlorellestadite

NW slope, Shadil-Khokh volcano, Kel’ volcanic area, Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, South Ossetia, Georgia

Locality type:

Slope

Classification

Species:

Chlorellestadite

Formula:

Ca₅(SiO₄)_1.5(SO₄)_1.5Cl

Chemical Analyses:

Empirical formulas:

1	Ca_4.99Na_0.01(SiO₄)_1.51(SO₄)_1.46(PO₄)_0.03(Cl_0.61OH_0.21F_0.11)Σ= 0.93

Sample references:

1	Type Specimen	Środek, Dorota, Galuskina, Irina O., Galuskin, Evgeny, Dulski, Mateusz, Książek, Maria, Kusz, Joachim, Gazeev, Viktor (2018) Chlorellestadite, Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5Cl, a new ellestadite- group mineral from the Shadil-Khokh volcano, South Ossetia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112 (5) 743-752 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0571-1

Confirmation

Validity:

Valid - Type Locality

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Chlorellestadite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view NW slope, Shadil-Khokh volcano, Kel’ volcanic area, Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, South Ossetia, Georgia

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1079715

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1079715:0

GUID (UUID V4):

7176eb0d-b7b8-4941-adc2-7e5c8771a201

References

Mineralogical Magazine: 81: 737–742.

Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, CNMNC Newsletter No 37. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (3) 737-742 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.039

Środek, Dorota, Galuskina, Irina O., Galuskin, Evgeny, Dulski, Mateusz, Książek, Maria, Kusz, Joachim, Gazeev, Viktor (2018) Chlorellestadite, Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5Cl, a new ellestadite- group mineral from the Shadil-Khokh volcano, South Ossetia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112 (5) 743-752 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0571-1

Brazhnikova, Anastasia S., Avdontceva, Margarita S., Zolotarev, Andrey A., Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria G., Bocharov, Vladimir N., Shilovskikh, Vladimir V., Rassomakhin, Mikhail A., Gurzhiy, Vladislav V., Krivovichev, Sergey V. (2023) Ca3SiO4Cl2—An Anthropogenic Phase from Burnt Mine Dumps of the Chelyabinsk Coal Basin: Crystal Structure Refinement, Spectroscopic Study and Thermal Evolution. Minerals, 13 (5) 668 doi:10.3390/min13050668

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	*(2023) Chlorellestadite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America*	Report (issue)
	Chlorellestadite Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5Cl Point Group: 6/m. As porous, elongate... Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shadil Khokh volcano, South Ossetia, Georgia. 2.858 (100), 2.771 (99), 2...0.40 [0.49] 1.12 99.33 (1) Shadil Khokh volcano, South Ossetia, Georgia; average of 11 electron microprobe...From the NW slope of Shadil Khokh volcano, Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, South Ossetia, Georgia. Name:...(2018) Chlorellestadite, Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5Cl, a new ellestadite-group mineral from the Shadil-Khokh
	Hålenius, Ulf, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2017) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 37. European Journal of Mineralogy, 29 (3) 529-533 doi:10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2662	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Na2Fe2þ 5 Fe Al(PO4)6 Victory Mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA (43°460 5700 N, 103°340 0900 W) Tommy...CsLiMg2(Si4O10)F2 Darai-Pioz glacier, Alai mountain range, Tien-Shan, Rashtskiy (formerly Garmskiy) district...(H2O)15(OH)2Fe (H2O)6][Mo8As2Fe3 O37] Mt Moliagul, ca. 200 km NW of Melbourne and 58 km W of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia...2017-013 Chlorellestadite Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5Cl NW slope of the Shadil Khokh volcano, Kel’sky volcanic Plateau...Plateau, Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, South Ossetia, Georgia (42°320 32.500 N, 44°170 50.700 E) Dorota
	Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, CNMNC Newsletter No 37. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (3) 737-742 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.039	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Na2Fe2+ 5 Fe Al(PO4)6 Victory Mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA (43°46′57″N, 103°34′09″W) Tommy Yong...CsLiMg2(Si4O10)F2 Darai-Pioz glacier, Alai mountain range, TienShan, Rashtskiy (formerly Garmskiy) district...2017-013 Chlorellestadite Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5Cl NW slope of the Shadil Khokh volcano, Kel’sky volcanic Plateau...Plateau, Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, South Ossetia, Georgia (42°32′32.5″N, 44°17′50.7″E) Dorota Środek...Dulski, M., Gazeev, V. and Galuskin, E. (2017) Chlorellestadite, IMA 2017-013. CNMNC Newsletter No. 37, June

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Chlorellestadite from NW slope, Shadil-Khokh volcano, Kel’ volcanic area, Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, South Ossetia, Georgia

Chlorellestadite from
NW slope, Shadil-Khokh volcano, Kel’ volcanic area, Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, South Ossetia, Georgia