Larnite
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About Larnite
Aerial View of Larne
Formula:
Ca2SiO4
Colour:
White, gray, colorless in thin section
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
6
Specific Gravity:
3.28 - 3.33
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
The material was first identified from Portland cement and named belite by Törneborn in 1897. The natural substance, a mineral, was named by Tilley in 1929 after the town of Larne, North Ireland, UK. The town is near the type locality of Scawt Hill.
Type Locality:
Dimorph of:
Olivine Group. The high-temperature, monoclinic polymorph of Calcio-Olivine.
Larnite crystallizes at high temperatures. It occurs in limestones or chalk zones in contact with molten basaltic rocks. Larnite is stable in the range of 520° to 670° C; otherwise, it is only metastable at lower temperatures and inverts to its low-temperature polymorph, Calcio-Olivine, when shocked.
An important phase (Belite, β-C2S) in cement clinker.
Five polymorphs of Ca2SiO4 are known; some are stabilised by impurities.
Larnite crystallizes at high temperatures. It occurs in limestones or chalk zones in contact with molten basaltic rocks. Larnite is stable in the range of 520° to 670° C; otherwise, it is only metastable at lower temperatures and inverts to its low-temperature polymorph, Calcio-Olivine, when shocked.
An important phase (Belite, β-C2S) in cement clinker.
Five polymorphs of Ca2SiO4 are known; some are stabilised by impurities.
Classification of Larnite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
First Published:
1929
8/A.07-30
9.AD.05
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
A : Nesosilicates
D : Nesosilicates without additional anions; cations in [6] and/or greater coordination
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
A : Nesosilicates
D : Nesosilicates without additional anions; cations in [6] and/or greater coordination
51.5.1.1
51 : NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only
5 : Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination
51 : NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only
5 : Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination
14.5.6
14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
5 : Silicates of Ca
14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
5 : Silicates of Ca
Physical Properties of Larnite
Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
White, gray, colorless in thin section
Hardness:
6 on Mohs scale
Cleavage:
Distinct/Good
{100} good;
{010} imperfect
{100} good;
{010} imperfect
Density:
3.28 - 3.33 g/cm3 (Measured) 3.326 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Larnite
Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.707 nβ = 1.715 nγ = 1.730
2V:
Calculated: 74°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.023
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
High
Dispersion:
r > v
Chemical Properties of Larnite
Formula:
Ca2SiO4
IMA Formula:
Ca2(SiO4)
Elements listed:
Common Impurities:
Al,Fe,Mg,Na,H2O,C,P
Crystallography of Larnite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.5 Å, b = 6.74 Å, c = 9.29 Å
β = 94.59°
β = 94.59°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.816 : 1 : 1.378
Unit Cell V:
343.28 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Twinning:
Common. Polysynthetic parallel to {100}.
Type Occurrence of Larnite
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Larnite
Other Language Names for Larnite
Common Associates
| Brownmillerite | Ca2(Al,Fe3+)2O5 |
| Chlormayenite | Ca12Al14O32[◻4Cl2] |
| Gehlenite | Ca2Al(AlSiO7) |
| Grossular-Hibschite Series | |
| Kilchoanite | Ca6(SiO4)(Si3O10) |
| Melilite Group | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
| Merwinite | Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 |
| Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Rankinite | Ca3Si2O7 |
| Scawtite | Ca7(Si3O9)2CO3 · 2H2O |
| Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
| Wollastonite | CaSiO3 |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| Shulamitite | 5 photos of Larnite associated with Shulamitite on mindat.org. |
| Fluorkyuygenite | 5 photos of Larnite associated with Fluorkyuygenite on mindat.org. |
| Oldhamite | 5 photos of Larnite associated with Oldhamite on mindat.org. |
| Chegemite | 3 photos of Larnite associated with Chegemite on mindat.org. |
| Hillebrandite | 2 photos of Larnite associated with Hillebrandite on mindat.org. |
| Hydrogarnet | 1 photo of Larnite associated with Hydrogarnet on mindat.org. |
| Rondorfite | 1 photo of Larnite associated with Rondorfite on mindat.org. |
| Vapnikite | 1 photo of Larnite associated with Vapnikite on mindat.org. |
| Ye'elimite | 1 photo of Larnite associated with Ye'elimite on mindat.org. |
| Brownmillerite | 1 photo of Larnite associated with Brownmillerite on mindat.org. |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
| 9.AD. | Adrianite | Ca12(Al4Mg3Si7)O32Cl6 | Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d |
| 9.AD.10 | Calcio-olivine | Ca2SiO4 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| 9.AD.15 | Merwinite | Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 9.AD.20 | Bredigite | Ca7Mg(SiO4)4 | Orth. |
| 9.AD.25 | Andradite | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| 9.AD.25 | Almandine | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| 9.AD.25 | Calderite | (Mn2+,Ca)3(Fe3+,Al)2(SiO4)3 | Iso. |
| 9.AD.25 | Goldmanite | Ca3V3+2(SiO4)3 | Iso. |
| 9.AD.25 | Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| 9.AD.25 | Henritermierite | Ca3(Mn3+,Al)2(SiO4)2(OH)4 | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/acd |
| 9.AD.25 | Hibschite | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| 9.AD.25 | Hydroandradite | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x | |
| 9.AD.25 | Katoite | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x (x = 1.5-3) | Iso. |
| 9.AD.25 | Kimzeyite | Ca3(Zr,Ti)2((Si,Al,Fe3+)O4)3 | Iso. |
| 9.AD.25 | Knorringite | Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3 | Iso. |
| 9.AD.25 | Majorite | Mg3(Fe2+,Si,Al)2(SiO4)3 | Iso. |
| 9.AD.25 | Morimotoite | Ca3(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)2((Si,Fe3+)O4)3 | Iso. |
| 9.AD.25 | Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 | Iso. |
| 9.AD.25 | Schorlomite | Ca3(Ti,Fe3+)2((Si,Fe3+)O4)3 | Iso. |
| 9.AD.25 | Spessartine | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| 9.AD.25 | Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| 9.AD.25 | Wadalite | (Ca,Mg)6(Al,Fe3+)4((Si,Al)O4)3O4Cl3 | Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d |
| 9.AD.25 | Holtstamite | Ca3(Al,Mn3+)2(SiO4)2(OH)4 | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/acd |
| 9.AD.25 | Kerimasite | Ca3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| 9.AD.25 | Toturite | Ca3Sn2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| 9.AD.25 | Momoiite | (Mn2+,Ca)3V3+2(SiO4)3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| 9.AD.25 | Eltyubyuite | Ca12Fe3+10Si4O32Cl6 | Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d |
| 9.AD.25 | Hutcheonite | Ca3Ti2(SiAl2)O12 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| 9.AD.30 | Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O | Tet. |
| 9.AD.30 | Hafnon | HfSiO4 | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/amd |
| 9.AD.30 | Thorite | Th(SiO4) | Tet. |
| 9.AD.30 | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/amd |
| 9.AD.30 | Stetindite-(Ce) | Ce(SiO4) | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/amd |
| 9.AD.35 | Huttonite | ThSiO4 | Mon. |
| 9.AD.35 | Tombarthite-(Y) | Y4(Si,H4)4O12-x(OH)4+2x | Mon. |
| 9.AD.40 | Eulytine | Bi4(SiO4)3 | Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d |
| 9.AD.45 | Reidite | ZrSiO4 | Tet. 4/m : I41/a |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
| 14.5.1 | Wollastonite | CaSiO3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 14.5.2 | Wollastonite-7T | CaSiO3 | |
| 14.5.3 | Wollastonite-2M | CaSiO3 | Mon. |
| 14.5.4 | Rankinite | Ca3Si2O7 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 14.5.5 | Kilchoanite | Ca6(SiO4)(Si3O10) | Orth. |
| 14.5.7 | Bredigite | Ca7Mg(SiO4)4 | Orth. |
| 14.5.8 | Hatrurite | Ca3(SiO4)O | Trig. |
| 14.5.9 | Rosenhahnite | HCa3[Si3O9(OH)] | Tric. |
| 14.5.10 | Dellaite | Ca6Si3O11(OH)2 | Tric. |
| 14.5.11 | Afwillite | Ca3(HSiO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. m : Bb |
| 14.5.12 | Xonotlite | Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m |
| 14.5.13 | Foshagite | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 | Tric. |
| 14.5.14 | Hillebrandite | Ca2(SiO3)(OH)2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm |
| 14.5.15 | Jaffeite | Ca6(Si2O7)(OH)6 | Trig. 3 : P3 |
| 14.5.16 | Suolunite | Ca2(H2Si2O7) · H2O | Orth. |
| 14.5.17 | Killalaite | Ca6.4(H0.6Si2O7)2(OH)2 | Mon. |
| 14.5.18 | Okenite | Ca10Si18O46 · 18H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 14.5.19 | Riversideite | Ca5(HSi3O9)2 · 2H2O | Orth. |
| 14.5.20 | Trabzonite | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 | Orth. mm2 : Ama2 |
| 14.5.21 | Gyrolite | NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O | Tric. |
| 14.5.22 | Foshallasite | Ca3[Si2O7] · 3H2O(?) | |
| 14.5.23 | Tobermorite | [Ca4Si6O17 · 2H2O]·(Ca·3H2O) | Orth. |
| 14.5.24 | Clinotobermorite | [Ca4Si6O17 · 2H2O]·(Ca·3H2O) | Mon. |
| 14.5.25 | Nekoite | Ca3Si6O15·7H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 14.5.26 | Plombièrite | [Ca4Si6O16(OH)2 · 2H2O]·(Ca·5H2O) | Orth. |
| 14.5.27 | Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O | Tric. |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Larnite
Reference List:
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Tilley, C.E. (1929) On larnite (calcium orthosilicate, a new mineral) and its associated minerals from the limestone contact-zone of Scawt Hill, Co. Antrim. Mineralogical Magazine: 22: 77-86.
Schairer, J.F. (1929) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 14: 338-340.
Bridge, T.E. (1966) Bredigite, larnite and γ dicalcium silicates from Marble Canyon. American Mineralogist: 51: 1766-1774.
Moore, P.B. (1973) Bracelets and pinwheels: A topological-geometrical approach to the calcium orthosilicate and alkali sulfate structures. American Mineralogist: 58: 32-42.
Jost, K.H., Ziemer, B., Seydel, R. (1977) Redetermination of the structure of β-dicalcium silicate. Acta Crystallographica: B33: 1696-1700.
Deer, W.A., Howie, R.A., Zussman, J. (1986) Rock-forming minerals, (2nd edition), v. 1B, disilicates and ring silicates: 248-255.
Tsurumi, T., Hirano, Y., Kato, H., Kamiya, T., Daimon, M. (1994) Crystal structure and hydration of belite. Ceramic Transactions: 40: 19-25.
Martínez-Frías, J., Benito, R., Wilson, G., Delgado, A., Boyd, T., and Marti, K. (2004) Analysis and chemical composition of larnite-rich ultrarefractory materials. Journal of Materials Processing Technology: 147: 204–210.
300 km) convecting mantle. earth and planetary science letters: 236(3-4): 579-587.'>Brenker, F.E., Vincze, L., Vekemans, B., Nasdala, L., Stachel, T., Vollmer, C., Kersten, M., Somogyi, A., Adams, F., Joswig, W., Harris, J.W. (2005) Detection of a Ca-rich lithology in the Earth's deep (>300 km) convecting mantle. Earth and Planetary Science Letters: 236(3-4): 579-587.
Yamnova, N.A., Zubkova, N.V., Eremin, N.N., Zadov, A.E., Gazeev, V.M. (2011) Crystal structure of larnite β-Ca2SiO4 and specific features of polymorphic transitions in dicalcium orthosilicate. Crystallography Reports: 56(2): 210-220.
Xiong, Z., Liu, X., Shieh, S.R., Wang, S., Chang, L., Tang, J., Hong, X., Zhang, Z., Wang, H. (2016) Some thermodynamic properties of larnite (β-Ca2SiO4) constrained by High T/P experiment and/or theoretical simulation. American Mineralogist: 101: 277-288.
Internet Links for Larnite
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Localities for Larnite
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Austria | |
| R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993) |
Canada | |
| Mitchell, R.H., and Platt, R.G. (1984): Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 21(4), 428–436. |
Central African Republic | |
| Nazarov, M.A., Kurat, G., and Brandstätter, F. (1998): Proceedings of the 61st Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting, Dublin (Ireland), July 27-31, 1998, Abstract 5123. |
Denmark | |
| Nielsen, T.F.D., Solovova, I.P. Veksler, I.V. (1997): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 126–124, 331–344. |
France | |
| Kruszewski, Ł., Gatel, P., Thiéry, V., Moszumańska, I., Kusy, D. (2018)(?): Lapanouse-de-Sévérac (France): an example of unique crystallochemical behaviour of slag minerals and new mineral potential. Coal and Peat Fires, vol. 5, xx-xx (in review/correction); Ł. Kruszewski EPMA/PXRD/Rietveld data |
Germany | |
| Schüller, W., Betz, V., Die Mineralien vom Emmelberg, Lapis 12/1986 |
| Hentschel, G. (1987): Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane, Weise (München), 2. Auflage |
| in the collection of Christof Schäfer | |
| Sharygin, V. V. (2012). Mineralogy of metacarbonate xenolith from alkali basalt, E. Eifel, Germany. In Ore Potential of Alkaline, Kimberlite and Carbonatite Magmatism. Book of Abstracts, XXIX International Conference. Training Program: Alkaline Magmatism of the Earth, Sudak-Moscow, ONTI GEOCHI RAS (pp. 156-158). | |
| Hentschel, G. (1961): Seltene Mineralneubildungen in einem Kalksteineinschluß der Lava des Ettringer Bellerberges, Fortschritte Mineralogie, Vol. 39, 345 |
| in the collection of Christof Schäfer | |
Israel | |
| Gross, S. (1977): The Mineralogy of the Hatrurim Formation, Israel. Geological Survey of Israel, Bulletin no. 70, 80 pp. |
| Galuskina, I.O., Galuskin, E.V., Vapnik, Y., Prusik, K., Stasiak, M., Dzierżanowski, P., Murashko, M. (2017): Gurimite, Ba3(VO4)2, and hexacelsian, BaAl2Si2O8 – two new minerals from schorlomite-rich paralava of the Hatrurim Complex, Negev Desert, Israel. Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 1009-1019. | |
| Sharygin, V.V., Sokol, E.V. & Vapnik, Ye. (2008): Minerals of the pseudobinary perovskite-brownmillerite series from combustion metamorphic larnite rocks of the Hatrurim Formation (Israel). Russian Geology and Geophysics 49, 709-726. | |
| Galuskin, E.V., Galuskina, I.O., Gfeller, F., Krüger, B., Kusz, J., Vapnik, Y., Dulski, M., Dzierżanowski, P. (2016): Silicocarnotite, Ca5[(SiO4)(PO4)](PO4), a new ‘old’ mineral from the Negev Desert, Israel, and the ternesite-silicocarnotite solid solution: indicators of high-temperature alteration of pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex, Southern Levant. European Journal of Mineralogy: 28: 105-12. | |
| Sokol, E.V., Seryotkin, Y.V., Kokh, S.N., Vapnik, Ye., Nigmatulina, E.N., Goryainov, S.V., Belogub, E.V., Sharygin, V.V. (2015): Flamite, (Ca,Na,K)2(Si,P)O4, a new mineral from ultrahigh-temperature combustion metamorphic rocks, Hatrurim Basin, Negev Desert, Israel. Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 583-596. | |
| Gross S (1984) Occurrence of ye'elimite and ellestadite in an unusual cobble from the "pseudo-conglomerate" of the Hatrurim basin, Israel. Geological Survey of Israel Current Research, 1-4 |
| Galuskin, E.V., Galuskina, I.O., Gfeller, F., Krüger, B., Kusz, J., Vapnik, Y., Dulski, M., Dzierżanowski, P. (2016): Silicocarnotite, Ca5[(SiO4)(PO4)](PO4), a new ‘old’ mineral from the Negev Desert, Israel, and the ternesite-silicocarnotite solid solution: indicators of high-temperature alteration of pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex, Southern Levant. European Journal of Mineralogy: 28: 105-12. | |
Italy | |
| Federico, M., Peccerillo, A., (2002): Mineral chemistry and petrogenesis of granular ejecta from the Alban Hills volcano, Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol 74, 223-252 |
Jordan | |
| Pitty, A. F., & Alexander, W. R. (2010). A natural analogue study of cement buffered, hyperalkaline groundwaters and their interaction with a repository host rock IV: an examination of the Khushaym Matruk (central Jordan) and Maqarin (northern Jordan) sites. NDA-RWMD Technical Report, NDA, Moors Row, UK. |
| Pitty, A. F., & Alexander, W. R. (2010). A natural analogue study of cement buffered, hyperalkaline groundwaters and their interaction with a repository host rock IV: an examination of the Khushaym Matruk (central Jordan) and Maqarin (northern Jordan) sites. NDA-RWMD Technical Report, NDA, Moors Row, UK. |
Kazakhstan | |
| Krigman, L.D., Veksler, I.V., Ishbulatov, R.A., and Nielsen, T.F.D. (2001) in: Proceedings of the EUG XI, Strasbourg, France, 8–12 April, European Union of Geosciences, J. Conf. (Abstracts) 6, 578. |
New Zealand | |
| Mason, B. (1957): Larnite, scawtite, and hydrogrossular from Tokatoka, New Zealand. American Mineralogist 42, 379-392. |
| Baker, C.K., Black, P.M. (1980) Assimilation and metamorphism at a basalt limestone contact, Tokatoka, New Zealand. Mineralogical Magazine, Vol. 43:330, 797-807. | |
Palestine | |
| Galuskin, E., Galuskina, I., Kusz, J., Armbruster, T., Marzec, K., Dzierżanowski, P., Murashko, M. (2014): Vapnikite Ca3UO6 - a new double perovskite mineral from pyrometamorphic larnite rocks of the Jabel Harmun, Palestine Autonomy, Israel. Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 571-581 |
| Seryotkin Y.V., Sokol E.V. & Kokh S.N. 2012: Natural pseudowollastonite: Crystal structure, associated minerals, and geological context. Lithos, vol. 134-135, pp. 75-90; Seryotkin, Yu.V., Sokol, E.V., Kokh, S.N. (2012): Natural pseudowollastonite: Crystal structure, associated minerals, and geological context. Lithos, 134–135, 75-90; Sokol, E.V., Gaskova, O.L., Kokh, S.N., Kozmenko, O.A., Seryotkin, Y.V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M.N. (2011): Chromatite and its Cr3+- and Cr6+-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist 96, 659-674. | |
Romania | |
| Szakáll, S., Kristály, F., 2010. Mineralogy of Székelyland, Eastern Transylvania, Romania. Sfântu Gheorghe-Miercurea Ciuc-Târgu Mureş. 2010. |
| Szakáll, S. & Kristály, F., Eds. (2010): Mineralogy of Székelyland, Eastern Transylvania, Romania. Csík County Nature and Conservation Society, Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania, 321 pp. |
Russia | |
| Henderson, C. M. B., Kogarko, L. N., & Plant, D. A. (1999). Extreme closed system fractionation of volatile-rich, ultrabasic peralkaline melt inclusions and the occurrence of djerfisherite in the Kugda alkaline complex, Siberia. Mineralogical Magazine, 63(3), 433-438. |
| Armbruster, T., Lazic, B., Gfeller, F., Galuskin, E.V., Galuskina, I.O., Savelyeva, V.B., Zadov, A.E., Pertsev, N.N., Dzierżanowski, P. (2011): Chlorine content and crystal chemistry of dellaite from the Birkhin gabbro massif, Eastern Siberia, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 75, 379-394. |
| Galuskin, E.V., Galuskina, I.O., Kusz, J., Gfeller, F., Armbruster, T., Bailau, R., Dulski, M., Gazeev, V.M., Pertsev, N.N., Zadov, A.E., Dzieržanowski, P. (2015): Mayenite supergroup, part II: Chlorkyuygenite from Upper Chegem, northern Caucasus Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, a new microporous mayenite supergroup mineral with “zeolitic” H2O. European Journal of Mineralogy. 27, 113-122; Bailau, R., Gałuskin, E. V., Gazeev, V. M., & Gałuskina, I. O. Raman investigation of potential new mineral-Fe 3-analogue of wadalite from calcareous-silicate xenoliths of the Upper Chegem caldera, Northern Caucasus, Russia. |
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| Galuskina, I., Galuskin, E.V., Dzieržanowski, P., Gazeev, V., Prusik, K., Pertsev, N., Winiarski, A., Zadov, A., Wrzalik, R. (2010): Toturite Ca3Sn2Fe2SiO12 - a new mineral species of the garnet group. American Mineralogist, 95, 1305-1311 | |
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