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Karupmøllerite-Ca

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Karupmøllerite-Ca

Rischorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmanskaya Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Karupmøllerite-Ca

Rischorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmanskaya Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Karupmøllerite-Ca

Rischorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmanskaya Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
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About Karupmøllerite-CaHide

Sven Karup-Møller
Formula:
(Na,Ca,K)2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 7H2O
Colour:
Grey-white to reddish-white
Lustre:
Vitreous, Dull
Hardness:
5
Specific Gravity:
2.71
Name:
Named in honor of Sven Karup-Møller (b. 1936), mineralogist at the Technical University of Denmark, and discoverer of the mineral.
This page provides mineralogical data about Karupmøllerite-Ca.


Classification of Karupmøllerite-CaHide

IMA status:
Approved
Approval Year:
2001
First Published:
2002
Strunz 8th ed.:
8/E.07-24
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
9.CE.30c

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
E : [Si4O12]8- 4-membered single rings (vierer-Einfachringe), without insular complex anions

Physical Properties of Karupmøllerite-CaHide

Lustre:
Vitreous, Dull
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Grey-white to reddish-white
Streak:
white
Hardness:
5 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Density:
2.71 g/cm3 (Measured)    2.75 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Chemical Properties of Karupmøllerite-CaHide

Formula:
(Na,Ca,K)2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 7H2O
Elements listed:
Ca, H, K, Na, Nb, O, Si, Ti - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Karupmøllerite-CaHide

Cell Parameters:
a = 14.64 Å, b = 14.21 Å, c = 7.91 Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.03 : 1 : 0.557
Z:
2
Morphology:
Pseudomorphs to 2 x 1.5 x 0.1 cm after lamellae of epistolite.

Type Occurrence of Karupmøllerite-CaHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Mellemelv Stream Valley, Head of Kangerluarsuk, Kangerluarsuk Fjord (Kangerdluarssuq Fjord), Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow, Russia.
Geological Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Epistolite
Reference:
Pekov, I.V., Chukanov, N.V., Petersen, O.V., Zadov, A.E., Yamnova, N.A., Kabalov, Y.K., Schneider, J. (2002) Karupmøllerite–Ca, (Na,Ca,K)2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7H2O, a new mineral of the labuntsovite group from the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, south Greenland. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 2002: 433-444.

Synonyms of Karupmøllerite-CaHide

Other Language Names for Karupmøllerite-CaHide

Relationship of Karupmøllerite-Ca to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Kuzmenkoite Group > Labuntsovite Supergroup
Other Members of this group:
Burovaite-Ca(Na,K)4Ca2(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(OH,O)8 · 12H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
Gjerdingenite-CaK2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
Gjerdingenite-FeK2Fe2+(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
Gjerdingenite-MnK2Mn2+(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
Gjerdingenite-NaK2Na(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4 · 5H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
Kuzmenkoite-MnK2Mn2+(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4 · 5-6H2OMon.
Kuzmenkoite-ZnK2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4·6-8H2OMon. m : Bm
Lepkhenelmite-Zn(Ba,K)2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 7H2OMon. m : Bm

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide

9.CE.05PapagoiteCaCu[H3AlSi2O9]Mon.
9.CE.10VerplanckiteBa2(Mn,Fe,Ti)Si2O6(O,OH,Cl,F)2 · 3H2O or nearHex.
9.CE.15BaotiteBa4Ti8Si4O28ClTet. 4/m : I41/a
9.CE.20NagashimaliteBa4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2ClOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
9.CE.20TaramelliteBa4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2ClxOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
9.CE.20TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2ClxOrth.
9.CE.25Bario-orthojoaquinite(Ba,Sr)4Fe2Ti2[Si4O12]2O2 · H2OOrth.
9.CE.25Byelorussite-(Ce)NaBa2Ce2MnTi2[Si4O12]2O2(F,OH) · H2O
9.CE.25Joaquinite-(Ce)NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F) · H2OMon. 2 : B2
9.CE.25Orthojoaquinite-(Ce)NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(O,OH) · H2O
9.CE.25StrontiojoaquiniteSr2Ba2(Na,Fe)2Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(O,OH)2 · H2OMon.
9.CE.25Strontio-orthojoaquinite(Na,Fe)2Sr2Ba2Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(O,OH)2 · H2OOrth.
9.CE.25Orthojoaquinite-(La)NaBa2La2Fe2+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(O,OH) · H2OOrth.
9.CE.30eLabuntsovite-MnNa4K4(Ba,K)2Mn2+(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 · 10-12H2OMon.
9.CE.30aNenadkevichite(Na,◻)8Nb4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 8H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbam
9.CE.30dLemmleinite-KK2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 4H2OOrth.
9.CE.30aKorobitsyniteNa2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 3-4H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbam
9.CE.30cKuzmenkoite-MnK2Mn2+(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4 · 5-6H2OMon.
9.CE.30bVuoriyarvite-KK2(Nb,Ti)2(Si4O12)(O,OH)2 · 4H2OMon.
9.CE.30bTsepinite-NaNa2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 3H2OMon.
9.CE.30eLabuntsovite-MgNa4K4(Ba,K)2Mg(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 · 10H2OMon.
9.CE.30eLabuntsovite-FeNa4K4(Ba,K)2Fe2+(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 · 10H2OMon.
9.CE.30dLemmleinite-BaNa2K2Ba(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 5H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30cGjerdingenite-FeK2Fe2+(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30hNeskevaaraite-FeK3Na2Fe2+(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 5-6 H2OMon. m : Bm
9.CE.30bTsepinite-KK2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 3H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30bParatsepinite-BaBa4(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(OH,O)8 · 8H2O
9.CE.30bTsepinite-CaCa(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 3H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30hAlsakharovite-ZnNaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 7H2OMon. m : Bm
9.CE.30cGjerdingenite-MnK2Mn2+(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30cLepkhenelmite-Zn(Ba,K)2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 7H2OMon. m : Bm
9.CE.30bTsepinite-SrSr(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 3H2OMon. m : Bm
9.CE.30bParatsepinite-Na(Na,Sr,K,Ca)7(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8·nH2O n ~ 8Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30fParalabuntsovite-MgNa8K8Mg4Ti16(Si4O12)8(OH,O)16 · 20-24H2OMon. 2/m
9.CE.30cGjerdingenite-CaK2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30cGjerdingenite-NaK2Na(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4 · 5H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30hGutkovaite-MnK2CaMn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 5H2OMon.
9.CE.30cKuzmenkoite-ZnK2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4·6-8H2OMon. m : Bm
9.CE.30gOrganovaite-MnK2Mn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 5-7H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30gOrganovaite-ZnK2Zn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2O
9.CE.30gParakuzmenkoite-Fe(K,Ba)4Fe(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 · 14H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30cBurovaite-Ca(Na,K)4Ca2(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(OH,O)8 · 12H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.45Komarovite(Ca,Mn)Nb2[O3|Si2O7] · 3.5H2OOrth.
9.CE.45Natrokomarovite(Na,Ca,H)2Nb2Si2O10(OH,F)2 · H2OOrth.

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References for Karupmøllerite-CaHide

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Chukanov, N.V., Pekov, I.V., Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Nekrasov, A.N. (1999) Labuntsovite: Solid solutions and features of the crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist: 37: 901-910.
Yamnova, N.A., Pekov, I.V., Kabalov, Y.K., Schneider, J., Chukanov, N.V. (2000) Crystal structure of a new Ca, Nb-representative of the labuntsovite group. Doklady Chemistry 375, 263-266
Pekov, I.V., Chukanov, N.V., Petersen, O.V., Zadov, A.E., Yamnova, N.A., Kabalov, Y.K., Schneider, J. (2002) Karupmøllerite–Ca, (Na,Ca,K)2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7H2O, a new mineral of the labuntsovite group from the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, south Greenland. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 2002: 433-444.
Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Chukanov, N.V. (2002) X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy study of labuntsovite-group minerals. Crystallography Reports: 47: 939-945.
Chukanov, N.V., Pekov, I.V., Khomyakov, A.P. (2002) Recommended nomeclature for labuntsovite-group minerals. European Journal of Mineralogy: 14: 165-173.
Jambor, J.L., Kovalenker, V.A., Roberts, A.C. (2003) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 88: 931-935.
Mandarino, J.A. (2003) New minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist: 41: 803-828.
Lapis 2003: (1): 50.

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Denmark
 
  • Greenland
    • Kujalleq
      • Narsaq
Petersen, O.V. (2001): List of all minerals identified in the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland. Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin. 190, 25-33
          • Kangerluarsuk Fjord (Kangerdluarssuq Fjord)
            • Head of Kangerluarsuk
Pekov, I.V. et al. (2002): Karupmollerite-Ca, (Na,Ca,K)2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4.7H2O, a new mineral of the labuntsovite group from the Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, Vol. 10, 433-444
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