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Dusmatovite

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Dusmatovite, etc.

Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Alai Range, Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
Dusmatovite

Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Alai Range, Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
Dusmatovite

Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Alai Range, Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
Dusmatovite, etc.

Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Alai Range, Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
Dusmatovite

Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Alai Range, Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
Dusmatovite

Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Alai Range, Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
Dusmatovite, etc.

Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Alai Range, Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
Dusmatovite

Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Alai Range, Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
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About DusmatoviteHide

Tajik geologist and mineralogist Vyacheslav Djuraevitch Dusmatov.
Formula:
K(Na,□)2(Zn,Li)3(Mn2+,Y,Zr)2[Si12O30]
Colour:
Dark blue, dirty blue, violet-brown
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
4½
Specific Gravity:
2.96
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Member of:
Osumilite Group
Name:
For Vyacheslav Djuraevitch Dusmatov (1936-2004), Mineralogist and geologist who has done much work at the locality.
The Zn-dominant analogue of darapiosite. Unique combination of elements.

Dusmatovite differs from darapiosite in the dominance of Zn at the T2 site. Zn dominates over both Li and Mn.


Classification of DusmatoviteHide

IMA status:
Approved
Strunz 8th ed.:
8/E.22-135
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
9.CM.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
M : [Si6O18]12- 6-membered double rings (sechser-Doppelringe)
Dana 8th ed.:
63.2.1a.11

63 : CYCLOSILICATES Condensed Rings
2 : Condensed Rings (Milarite - Osumilite group)

Physical Properties of DusmatoviteHide

Lustre:
Vitreous
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Dark blue, dirty blue, violet-brown
Streak:
Light blue
Hardness:
4½ on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN100=423 - Vickers
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Parting:
Basal
Density:
2.96(2) g/cm3 (Measured)    2.978 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of DusmatoviteHide

Type:
Uniaxial (-)
RI values:
nω = 1.590 nε = 1.586
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.004
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Pleochroism:
Strong
Comments:
light blue (E), light violet (O)

Chemical Properties of DusmatoviteHide

Formula:
K(Na,□)2(Zn,Li)3(Mn2+,Y,Zr)2[Si12O30]
IMA Formula:
KK2Mn2(Zn2LiSi12)O30
Idealised Formula:
K(Na□)2Zn3Mn2+2[Si12O30]
Elements listed:
K, Li, Mn, O, Si, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry
Common Impurities:
Li,Y,Mn(III),Zr,Fe

Crystallography of DusmatoviteHide

Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Class (H-M):
6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal
Space Group:
P6/mcc
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.218(4) Å, c = 14.292(3) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 1.399
Unit Cell V:
1,292.28 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:
grains in aggregates

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
4.15 (45)
3.75 (50)
3.25 (100)
2.545 (52)

Type Occurrence of DusmatoviteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Dara-i-Pioz Glacier (Dara-Pioz), Alai Range (Alayskiy), Tien Shan Mtn, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
General Appearance of Type Material:
grains, in aggregates up to 4 x 5 cm
Geological Setting of Type Material:
boulder of pegmatite in a glacial moraine
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
QuartzQuartzPolylithioniteMicroclineKupletskite-(Cs)
HyalotekiteAegirineAegirine

Synonyms of DusmatoviteHide

Other Language Names for DusmatoviteHide

German:Dusmatovit
Simplified Chinese:锰锌大隅石
Spanish:Dusmatovita
Traditional Chinese:錳鋅大隅石

Relationship of Dusmatovite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Osumilite Group
Other Members of this group:
Agakhanovite-(Y)(YCa)□2KBe3Si12O30Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
AlmaruditeK(□,Na)2(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(Be,Al)3[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
ArmeniteBaCa2Al6Si9O30 · 2H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnna
BerezanskiteK□2Li3(Ti,Zr,Sn)2[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
Brannockite(K,Na)□2Li3(Sn,Zr,Ti)2[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
DarapiositeK(Na,◻,K)2(Li,Zn,Fe)3(Mn,Zr,Y)2[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
EifeliteKNa3Mg4Si12O30Hex.
FriedrichbeckeiteK(□0.5Na0.5)2Mg2Be3Si12O30Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
Klöchite(□Na)KFe2+2Zn3(Si12O30)Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc
Merrihueite(K,Na)2(Fe,Mg)5Si12O30Hex.
MilariteK2Ca4Al2Be4Si24O60 · H2OHex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
OftedaliteK(Sc,Ca,Mn2+)2◻2[(Be,Al)3Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
Osumilite(K,Na)(Fe2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)3(Si,Al)12O30Hex.
Osumilite-(Mg)KMg2Al3(Al2Si10)O30 Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
PoudretteiteKNa2B3Si12O30Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
Roedderite(Na,K)2(Mg,Fe)5Si12O30Hex. 6 m2 : P62c
ShibkoviteK(□,K,Na)2Zn3Ca2[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
SogdianiteK(□,Na)2Li3(Zr,Fe,Ti)2[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
SugiliteK(Na,□)2Li3(Fe,Mn,Al,Zr)2[Si12O30]Hex.
Trattnerite□(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si12O30)Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
UM1990-73-SiO:KMnNaZn(K,Na)2Zn3Mn1.5Si12O30Hex.
Yagiite(Na,K)3Mg4(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)24O60Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m)

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Caesium-Kupletskite1 photo of Dusmatovite associated with Caesium-Kupletskite on mindat.org.
Aegirine1 photo of Dusmatovite associated with Aegirine on mindat.org.

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide

9.CM.05ArmeniteBaCa2Al6Si9O30 · 2H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnna
9.CM.05Brannockite(K,Na)□2Li3(Sn,Zr,Ti)2[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05ChayesiteK(Mg,Fe)4FeSi12O30Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05DarapiositeK(Na,◻,K)2(Li,Zn,Fe)3(Mn,Zr,Y)2[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05EifeliteKNa3Mg4Si12O30Hex.
9.CM.05Merrihueite(K,Na)2(Fe,Mg)5Si12O30Hex.
9.CM.05MilariteK2Ca4Al2Be4Si24O60 · H2OHex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05Osumilite-(Mg)KMg2Al3(Al2Si10)O30 Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05Osumilite(K,Na)(Fe2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)3(Si,Al)12O30Hex.
9.CM.05PoudretteiteKNa2B3Si12O30Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05Roedderite(Na,K)2(Mg,Fe)5Si12O30Hex. 6 m2 : P62c
9.CM.05SogdianiteK(□,Na)2Li3(Zr,Fe,Ti)2[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05SugiliteK(Na,□)2Li3(Fe,Mn,Al,Zr)2[Si12O30]Hex.
9.CM.05Yagiite(Na,K)3Mg4(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)24O60Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m)
9.CM.05BerezanskiteK□2Li3(Ti,Zr,Sn)2[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05ShibkoviteK(□,K,Na)2Zn3Ca2[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05AlmaruditeK(□,Na)2(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(Be,Al)3[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
9.CM.05Trattnerite□(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si12O30)Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05OftedaliteK(Sc,Ca,Mn2+)2◻2[(Be,Al)3Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.10FaizieviteK2Na(Ca6Na)Ti4Li6[F2|Si24O66]Tric. 1 : P1

Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)Hide

63.2.1a.1Brannockite(K,Na)□2Li3(Sn,Zr,Ti)2[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
63.2.1a.2ChayesiteK(Mg,Fe)4FeSi12O30Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
63.2.1a.3DarapiositeK(Na,◻,K)2(Li,Zn,Fe)3(Mn,Zr,Y)2[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
63.2.1a.4EifeliteKNa3Mg4Si12O30Hex.
63.2.1a.5Merrihueite(K,Na)2(Fe,Mg)5Si12O30Hex.
63.2.1a.6Osumilite(K,Na)(Fe2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)3(Si,Al)12O30Hex.
63.2.1a.8PoudretteiteKNa2B3Si12O30Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
63.2.1a.9SugiliteK(Na,□)2Li3(Fe,Mn,Al,Zr)2[Si12O30]Hex.
63.2.1a.10Yagiite(Na,K)3Mg4(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)24O60Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m)
63.2.1a.12MilariteK2Ca4Al2Be4Si24O60 · H2OHex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
63.2.1a.13SogdianiteK(□,Na)2Li3(Zr,Fe,Ti)2[Si12O30]Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
63.2.1a.14Roedderite(Na,K)2(Mg,Fe)5Si12O30Hex. 6 m2 : P62c

Other InformationHide

IR Spectrum:
1030 cm-1 (Si-O), 795cm-1 (ring silicate)
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 DusmatoviteHide

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Mineralogical Record: 28: 220-221.
Pautov, L.A., Agakhanov, A.A., Sokolova, E.V., Ignatenko, K.I.
(1996): Dusmatovite, a new mineral of the milarite group. Vestnik Moskovskolo Universiteta: series 4 Geology (2): 54-60.
Sokolova, E. V. & Pautov, L. A. (1995): Crystal structure of dusmatovite. Doklady Akademii Nauk 344, 607-610.

Internet Links for DusmatoviteHide

Localities for DusmatoviteHide

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Locality ListHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Tajikistan (TL)
 
  • Region of Republican Subordination
    • Tien Shan Mtn
      • Alai Range (Alayskiy)
Canadian Mineralogist 42:107-119 (2004); Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
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