Goryainovite
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Formula:
Ca2(PO4)Cl
Colour:
Colorless
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
4
Specific Gravity:
2.98 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named in honour of Prof. Pavel M. Goryainov (b. 1937), Geological Institute of Kola Science Centre, for his contribution to the knowledge of the geology and petrology of banded iron formation of the north-eastern part of the Fennoscandian Shield.
Type Locality:
Synthetic analogue known. A new halophosphate, the chlorine analogue of "spodiosite" (Ca2(PO4)F).
Chemically related to chlorapatite.
Chemically related to chlorapatite.
Classification of Goryainovite
Physical Properties of Goryainovite
Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent
Colour:
Colorless
Streak:
White
Hardness:
4 on Mohs scale
Comment:
about 4
Cleavage:
None Observed
Fracture:
Conchoidal
Density:
2.98 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Goryainovite
Type:
Biaxial (-)
Comments:
colourless in transmitted light
Chemical Properties of Goryainovite
Formula:
Ca2(PO4)Cl
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Goryainovite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Space Group:
Pbcm
Setting:
Pbcm
Cell Parameters:
a = 6.215(2) Å, b = 7.011(2) Å, c = 10.788(3) Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.886 : 1 : 1.539
Unit Cell V:
470 ų
Z:
8
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 2.845 | (90) |
| 2.746 | (100) |
| 2.333 | (25) |
| 2.028 | (15) |
| 1.957 | (30) |
| 1.837 | (20) |
| 1.756 | (15) |
| 1.373 | (15) |
Type Occurrence of Goryainovite
General Appearance of Type Material:
As rounded inclusions in magnetite (up to 20 μm in diameter)
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Collections of the Mineralogical Museum of the St. Petersburg State University, Russia (catalogue no. 19650)
Geological Setting of Type Material:
A magnetite-serpentine rock in iron ore deposit
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Goryainovite
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 Goryainovite
Reference List:
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Ivanyuk, G.Y., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Panikorovskii, T.L., Konoplyova, N.G., Bazai, A.V., Bocharov, V.N., Antonov, A.A., Selivanova, E.A. (2016) Goryainovite, IMA 2015-090. CNMNC Newsletter No. 29, February 2016, 202; Mineralogical Magazine: 80: 199–205.
Ivanyuk, G. I., Yakovenchuk, V. N., Pakhomovsky, Y. A., Panikorovskii, T.L., Konoplyova, N. G., Bazai, A.V., Bocharov, V.N. , Antonov, A.A. and Selivanova, S. E. (2017) Goryainovite, Ca2PO4Cl, a new mineral from the Stora Sahavaara iron ore deposit (Norrbotten, Sweden). GFF: 139: 75-82.
Internet Links for Goryainovite
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Localities for Goryainovite
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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 (eg from pseudomorphs.)
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- 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).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Sweden (TL) | |
| Ivanyuk, G.Y., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Panikorovskii, T.L., Konoplyova, N.G., Bazai, A.V., Bocharov, V.N., Antonov, A.A., Selivanova, E.A. (2016) Goryainovite, IMA 2015-090. CNMNC Newsletter No. 29, February 2016, 202; Mineralogical Magazine: 80: 199–205. Gregory Y. Ivanyuk, Victor N. Yakovenchuk, Yakov A. Pakhomovsky, Taras L. Panikorovskii, Nataliya G. Konoplyova, Ayya V. Bazai, Vladimir N. Bocharov, Andrei A. Antonov & Ekaterina A. Selivanova (2017) Goryainovite, Ca2PO4Cl, a new mineral from the Stora Sahavaara iron ore deposit (Norrbotten, Sweden), GFF, 139:1, 75-82, DOI:10.1080/11035897.2016.1227363 |