Fivegite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Fivegite
Formula:
K4Ca2[AlSi7O17(O2-xOHx)][(H2O)2-xOHx]Cl
Colour:
Colourless
Lustre:
Vitreous, Pearly
Hardness:
4
Specific Gravity:
2.42
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Member of:
Name:
Named for Russian geologist and mine engineer Mikhail Pavlovich Fiveg (Михаил Павлович Фивег) (8 (20) September 1899, Divensky, St. Petersburg province, Russian Empire - 11 January 1986, Leningrad, USSR), specialist in nonmetallic mineral deposits, especially apatite, who lead the first prospecting team for apatite in the Khibiny massif (1928-1933).
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
39711
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:39711:5
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
a7bfdf4d-6746-4762-be67-b42a0f33114c
IMA Classification of Fivegite
Approved
IMA Formula:
K4Ca2[AlSi7O17(O2-x(OH)x)][(H2O)2-x(OH)x]Cl (x = 0-2)
Approval year:
2009
First published:
2010
Classification of Fivegite
9.EB.30
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates
B : Double nets with 4- and 6-membered rings
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates
B : Double nets with 4- and 6-membered rings
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
---|---|---|
Fiv | 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 Fivegite
Vitreous, Pearly
Transparency:
Transparent
Colour:
Colourless
Streak:
White
Hardness:
4 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
Perfect on {100} and distinct on {010}
Perfect on {100} and distinct on {010}
Fracture:
Step-Like
Density:
2.42(2) g/cm3 (Measured) 2.449 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Fivegite
Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.540(1) nβ = 1.542(2) nγ = 1.544(2)
2V:
Measured: 60° (10)
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.004
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:
Low
Pleochroism:
Non-pleochroic
Chemistry of Fivegite
Mindat Formula:
K4Ca2[AlSi7O17(O2-xOHx)][(H2O)2-xOHx]Cl
Crystallography of Fivegite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
mm2 - Pyramidal
Space Group:
Pmn21
Cell Parameters:
a = 24.335(2) Å, b = 7.0375(5) Å, c = 6.5400(6) Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 3.458 : 1 : 0.929
Unit Cell V:
1120 ų
Z:
2
Comment:
Space group setting: Pm21n
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
3.517 Å | (38) |
3.072 Å | (100) |
3.040 Å | (46) |
2.943 Å | (47) |
2.893 Å | (53) |
2.880 Å | (41) |
2.759 Å | (25) |
1.759 Å | (30) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
---|---|
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks | >3.0 |
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks | |
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event | <2.4 |
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals] |
Type Occurrence of Fivegite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Pseudomorphs after roughly formed prismatic (with pyramidal termination) delhayelite crystals up to 2 × 3 × 10 cm in size and their intergrowths.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Fersman Mineralogical Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (registration number 3881/1).
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In a hyperalkaline pegmatite body hosted in urtite close to the contact with nepheline–apatite rock. Fivegite is a secondary mineral that replaces delhayelite.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Fivegite
Relationship of Fivegite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Delhayelite | (Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O | Orth. |
Hydrodelhayelite | KCa2AlSi7O17(OH)2 · 6H2O | Orth. mm2 |
Melansonite | Na◻KZrSi8O19 · 5H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmma |
Monteregianite-(Y) | (Na,K)6(Y,Ca)2Si16O38 · 10H2O | Mon. 2/m |
Natromelansonite | Na3Zr[Si7AlO19] · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Rhodesite | KHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
3 photos of Fivegite associated with Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
2 photos of Fivegite associated with Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 |
2 photos of Fivegite associated with Lovozerite | Na2Ca(Zr,Ti)(Si6O12)[(OH)4O2] · H2O |
2 photos of Fivegite associated with Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
2 photos of Fivegite associated with Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
1 photo of Fivegite associated with Delhayelite | (Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
9.EB. | Natromelansonite | Na3Zr[Si7AlO19] · 4H2O |
9.EB.05 | Macdonaldite | BaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2O |
9.EB.05 | Rhodesite | KHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O |
9.EB.05 | Melansonite | Na◻KZrSi8O19 · 5H2O |
9.EB.10 | Delhayelite | (Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O |
9.EB.10 | Hydrodelhayelite | KCa2AlSi7O17(OH)2 · 6H2O |
9.EB.15 | Monteregianite-(Y) | (Na,K)6(Y,Ca)2Si16O38 · 10H2O |
9.EB.20 | Carletonite | KNa4Ca4Si8O18(CO3)4(OH,F) · H2O |
9.EB.20 | Fluorcarletonite | KNa4Ca4Si8O18(CO3)4F · H2O |
9.EB.25 | Günterblassite | (K,Ca,Ba)2(Fe,Ca,Mg,Na)[(Si,Al)13O25(OH)4] · 7H2O · |
9.EB.25 | Umbrianite | K7Na2Ca2[Al3Si10O29]F2Cl2 |
9.EB.25 | Hillesheimite | (K,Ca,Ba,◻)2(Mg,Fe,Ca,◻)2[(Si,Al )13O23(OH)6](OH) · 8H2O |
Fluorescence of Fivegite
Strong pink under LW UV and white with a lilac tint under SW UV. Non-fluorescent variety of fivegite was also identified.
Other Information
Notes:
Fivegite is less brittle than delhayelite; its fine plates (fragments of splitting) are able to bend slightly but generally remain inelastic.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Locality List
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Russia (TL) | |
| Pekov I.V. et al. (O2-xOHx) +1 other reference |
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Tsentral'nyi Mine, Rasvumchorr Mine, Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia