Bornemanite
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About Bornemanite
Formula:
Na6BaTi2Nb(Si2O7)2(PO4)O2(OH)F
Colour:
pale yellow
Lustre:
Pearly
Hardness:
3½ - 4
Specific Gravity:
3.47 - 3.5
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named in honor of Irina Dmitrievna Borneman-Starynkevich (Ирины Дмитриевны Борнеман-Старынкевич) (31 December 1890 (12 January 1891), St. Petersburg, Russian Empire - 18 September 1988, Moscow, USSR), mineralogist at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, in recognition of her great contribution to the study of rare minerals and mineralogy of the Khibiny and Lovozero massif Kola Peninsula.
Classification of Bornemanite
Approved
Approval year:
1973
First published:
1975
8/B.17-10
9.BE.50
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
B : Sorosilicates
E : Si2O7 groups, with additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
B : Sorosilicates
E : Si2O7 groups, with additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination
56.4.2.1
56 : SOROSILICATES Si2O7 Groups, With Additional O, OH, F and H2O
4 : Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with [Si2O7] with other cation groups
56 : SOROSILICATES Si2O7 Groups, With Additional O, OH, F and H2O
4 : Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with [Si2O7] with other cation groups
17.6.8
17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
6 : Silicates with phosphate
17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
6 : Silicates with phosphate
Pronounciation of Bornemanite
Pronounciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
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Jolyon & Katya Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Bornemanite
Pearly
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
pale yellow
Hardness:
3½ - 4 on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN100=257 - 283 - Vickers
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
on {001}
on {001}
Density:
3.47 - 3.5 g/cm3 (Measured) 3.49 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Bornemanite
Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.682 - 1.683 nβ = 1.687 - 1.695 nγ = 1.718 - 1.720
2V:
Measured: 66° , Calculated: 46° to 72°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.036 - 0.037

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:
strong
Pleochroism:
Weak
Comments:
X = Y = colourless; Z = brownish. Orientation X = c: Y = b: Z = a
Chemical Properties of Bornemanite
Formula:
Na6BaTi2Nb(Si2O7)2(PO4)O2(OH)F
IMA Formula:
Na6(Na◻)Ba2Ti2Nb2(Si2O7)4(PO4)2O4(OH)2F2
Common Impurities:
Zr,Al,Fe,Mn,Mg,Ca,Sr,Li,K,Rb
Crystallography of Bornemanite
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Class (H-M):
1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:
P1
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.4587(3) Å, b = 7.1421(5) Å, c = 24.528(2) Å
α = 96.790(1)°, β = 96.927(1)°, γ = 90.326(1)°
α = 96.790(1)°, β = 96.927(1)°, γ = 90.326(1)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.764 : 1 : 3.434
Unit Cell V:
942.4 ų
Z:
2
Comment:
Pseudo-Ibam, 5.48, 7.10, 48.21 A.
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0005756 | Bornemanite | Ferraris G, Belluso E, Gula A, Soboleva S V, Ageeva O A, Borutskii B E (2001) A structure model of the layer titanosilicate bornemanite based on seidozerite and lomonosovite modules The Canadian Mineralogist 39 1665-1673 | ![]() | 2001 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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24.1 Å | (100) |
8.04 Å | (100) |
3.44 Å | (100) |
3.02 Å | (100) |
2.682 Å | (80) |
1.781 Å | (70) |
1.610 Å | (80) |
Type Occurrence of Bornemanite
General Appearance of Type Material:
platy aggregrates, to 1 cm, of fine leaflets along cleavages and on the surface of lomonossovite and in natrolite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Mining Institute, St. Petersberg, Russia; Geology Museum, Kola Branch, Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Russia; A.E.Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow, Russia; The Natural History Museum, London, England; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC,
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In the natrolite zone of alkalic pegmatites in a differentiated alkalic massif
Reference:
Men'shikov, Y.P., Bussen, I.V., Goyko, Y.A., Zabavnikova, N.I., Mer'kov, A.N., Khomyakov, A.P. (1975) Bornemanite, a new silicophosphate of sodium, titanium, niobium, and barium. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 104(3): 322-326.
Synonyms of Bornemanite
Other Language Names for Bornemanite
German:Bornemanit
Russian:Борнеманит
Simplified Chinese:磷硅铌钠钡石
Spanish:Bornemanita
Traditional Chinese:磷矽鈮鈉鋇石
Relationship of Bornemanite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Barytolamprophyllite | (Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F) | Mon. |
Delindeite | (Na,K)2(Ba,Ca)2(Ti,Fe,Al)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2 · 2H2O | Mon. |
Emmerichite | Ba2Na(Na,Fe2+)2(Fe3+,Mg)Ti2(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Epistolite | Na2(Nb,Ti)2(Si2O7)O2 · nH2O | Tric. |
Fluorbarytolamprophyllite | (Ba,Sr)2[(Na,Fe2+)3(Ti,Mg)F2][Ti2(Si2O7)2O2] | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Fluorlamprophyllite | Na3(SrNa)Ti3(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Innelite | Na2CaBa4Ti3(Si2O7)2(SO4)2O4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Kazanskyite | BaNa3Ti2Nb(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Lamprophyllite | (Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2 | Mon. |
Lileyite | Ba2(Na,Fe,Ca)3MgTi2(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Nabalamprophyllite | Na3(Ba,Na)2Ti3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m |
Nechelyustovite | (Ba,Sr,K)2(Na,Ti,Mn)4(Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(O,H2O,F)2 · 4.5H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Phosphoinnelite | Na3Ba4Ti3(Si2O7)2(PO4,SO4)2O2F | Tric. |
Polyphite | Na5(Na4Ca2)Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)3O2F2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Saamite | Ba◻Na3Ti2Nb(Si2O7)2O2(OH)F(H2O)2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Vuonnemite | Na11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH) | Tric. |
Zvyaginite | NaZnNb2Ti[Si2O7]20(OH,F)3(H2O)4 + (x < 1) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
2 photos of Bornemanite associated with Lomonosovite | Na5Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)O2 |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
9.BE. | Betalomonosovite | Na6◻4Ti4(Si2O7)2[PO3OH][PO2(OH)2]O2(OF) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE. | Bobshannonite | Na2KBa(Mn,Na)8(Nb,Ti)4(Si2O7)4O4(OH)4(O,F)2 | Tric. |
9.BE. | Batievaite-(Y) | Y2Ca2Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE. | Delhuyarite-(Ce) | Ce4Mg(Fe3+,W)3◻(Si2O7)2O6(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.X | Asimowite | Fe2+4O(Si2O7) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma |
9.BE.02 | Wadsleyite | Mg4O(Si2O7) | Orth. |
9.BE.05 | Hennomartinite | SrMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. |
9.BE.05 | Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm |
9.BE.05 | Noelbensonite | BaMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. |
9.BE.05 | Itoigawaite | SrAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. |
9.BE.07 | Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
9.BE.07 | Manganilvaite | CaFe2+Fe3+Mn2+(Si2O7)O(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.10 | Suolunite | Ca2(H2Si2O7) · H2O | Orth. |
9.BE.12 | Jaffeite | Ca6(Si2O7)(OH)6 | Trig. 3 : P3 |
9.BE.15 | Fresnoite | Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O | Tet. 4mm : P4bm |
9.BE.17 | Baghdadite | Ca6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.17 | Burpalite | Na2CaZr(Si2O7)F2 | Mon. |
9.BE.17 | Cuspidine | Ca4(Si2O7)(F,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.17 | Hiortdahlite | Na2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.17 | Janhaugite | (Na,Ca)3(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(Ti,Zr,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
9.BE.17 | Låvenite | (Na,Ca)2(Mn2+,Fe2+)(Zr,Ti)(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.17 | Niocalite | (Ca,Nb)4(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. |
9.BE.17 | Normandite | NaCa(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb,Zr)(Si2O7)OF | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.17 | Wöhlerite | NaCa2(Zr,Nb)(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. 2 : P21 |
9.BE.17 | Hiortdahlite I | Na4Ca8Zr2(Nb,Mn,Ti,Fe,Mg,Al)2(Si2O7)4O3F5 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.20 | Mosandrite-(Ce) | (Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5◻0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.20 | Nacareniobsite-(Ce) | NbNa3Ca3(Ce,REE )(Si2O7)2OF3 | Mon. |
9.BE.22 | Götzenite | NaCa6Ti(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.22 | Hainite-(Y) | Na2Ca4(Y,REE)Ti(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.22 | Rosenbuschite | Na6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.22 | Kochite | Na3Ca2MnZrTi(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.23 | Dovyrenite | Ca6Zr(Si2O7)2(OH)4 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
9.BE.25 | Barytolamprophyllite | (Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F) | Mon. |
9.BE.25 | Ericssonite | BaMn2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH) | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.25 | Lamprophyllite | (Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2 | Mon. |
9.BE.25 | Ericssonite-2O | BaMn2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH) | Orth. |
9.BE.25 | Seidozerite | Na4MnZr2Ti(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. |
9.BE.25 | Nabalamprophyllite | Na3(Ba,Na)2Ti3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m |
9.BE.25 | Grenmarite | Na4MnZr3(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
9.BE.25 | Schüllerite | Ba2Na(Mn,Ca)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)2Ti2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.25 | Lileyite | Ba2(Na,Fe,Ca)3MgTi2(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.25 | Emmerichite | Ba2Na(Na,Fe2+)2(Fe3+,Mg)Ti2(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.25 | Fluorbarytolamprophyllite | (Ba,Sr)2[(Na,Fe2+)3(Ti,Mg)F2][Ti2(Si2O7)2O2] | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.27 | Murmanite | Na2Ti2(Si2O7)O2 · 2H2O | Tric. |
9.BE.30 | Epistolite | Na2(Nb,Ti)2(Si2O7)O2 · nH2O | Tric. |
9.BE.32 | Lomonosovite | Na5Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)O2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.35 | Vuonnemite | Na11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH) | Tric. |
9.BE.37 | Sobolevite | Na13Ca2Mn2Ti3(Si2O7)2(PO4)4O3F3 | Mon. m : Pb |
9.BE.40 | Innelite | Na2CaBa4Ti3(Si2O7)2(SO4)2O4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.40 | Phosphoinnelite | Na3Ba4Ti3(Si2O7)2(PO4,SO4)2O2F | Tric. |
9.BE.42 | Yoshimuraite | Ba2Mn2Ti(Si2O7)(PO4)O(OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.45 | Quadruphite | Na14Ca2Ti4(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O2F | Tric. |
9.BE.47 | Polyphite | Na5(Na4Ca2)Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)3O2F2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.50 | Shkatulkalite | Na5(Nb1-xTix)2(Ti1-yMn2+y)[Si2O7]2O2(OH)2 · nH2O | Mon. 2/m : P2/m |
9.BE.55 | Bafertisite | Ba2Fe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2 | Tric. |
9.BE.55 | Hejtmanite | Ba2(Mn2+,Fe2+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2 | Tric. 1 |
9.BE.55 | Bykovaite | (Ba,Na,K)2(Na,Ti,Mn)4(Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(H2O,F,OH)2 · 3.5H2O | Mon. 2/m |
9.BE.55 | Nechelyustovite | (Ba,Sr,K)2(Na,Ti,Mn)4(Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(O,H2O,F)2 · 4.5H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.60 | Delindeite | (Na,K)2(Ba,Ca)2(Ti,Fe,Al)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2 · 2H2O | Mon. |
9.BE.65 | Bussenite | Na2Ba2Fe2+Ti(Si2O7)(CO3)(OH)3F | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.67 | Jinshajiangite | BaNaFe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.67 | Perraultite | BaNaMn2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.70 | Karnasurtite-(Ce) | (Ce,La,Th)(Ti,Nb)(Al,Fe)(Si2O7)(OH)4 · 3H2O | Amor. |
9.BE.70 | Perrierite-(Ce) | Ce4MgFe3+2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.70 | Strontiochevkinite | (Sr,La,Ce,Ca)4Fe2+(Ti,Zr)2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. |
9.BE.70 | Chevkinite-(Ce) | (Ce,La,Ca,Th)4(Fe2+,Mg)(Fe2+,Ti,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+)2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.70 | Polyakovite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)4(Mg,Fe2+)(Cr3+,Fe3+)2(Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.70 | Rengeite | Sr4ZrTi4(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.70 | Matsubaraite | Sr4Ti5(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.70 | Dingdaohengite-(Ce) | (Ce,La)4Fe2+(Ti,Fe2+,Mg,Fe2+)2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.70 | Maoniupingite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,◻)(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Nb)4(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.70 | Perrierite-(La) | (La,Ce,Ca)4(Fe,Mn2+,Mg)Fe3+2(Ti,Fe3+)2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.70 | UM2008-53-SiO:SrTiZr | Sr4ZrTi4(Si2O7)2O8 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
9.BE.70 | Hezuolinite | (Sr,REE)4Zr(Ti,Fe3+)4(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.72 | Fersmanite | Ca4(Na,Ca)4(Ti,Nb)4(Si2O7)2O8F3 | Tric. |
9.BE.75 | Belkovite | Ba3(Nb,Ti)6(Si2O7)2O12 | Hex. |
9.BE.77 | Nasonite | Pb6Ca4(Si2O7)3Cl2 | Hex. |
9.BE.80 | Kentrolite | Pb2Mn3+2(Si2O7)O2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm |
9.BE.80 | Melanotekite | Pb2Fe3+2(Si2O7)O2 | Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 21 |
9.BE.82 | Tilleyite | Ca5(Si2O7)(CO3)2 | Mon. |
9.BE.85 | Killalaite | Ca6.4(H0.6Si2O7)2(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.BE.87 | Stavelotite-(La) | (La,Nd,Ca)3Mn2+3Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30 | Trig. 3 : P31 |
9.BE.90 | Biraite-(Ce) | Ce2Fe2+(Si2O7)(CO3) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.92 | Cervandonite-(Ce) | (Ce,Nd,La)(Fe3+,Fe2+,Ti,Al)3O2(Si2O7)(As3+O3)(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.BE.95 | Batisivite | BaV3+8Ti6(Si2O7)O22 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
17.6.1 | Nagelschmidtite | Ca7(SiO4)2(PO4)2 | Hex. 6 : P61 |
17.6.2 | Perhamite | Ca3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1 |
17.6.3 | Viséite | ||
17.6.4 | Phosinaite | Na13Ca2(Ce,La,Th,Nd,Pr)(Si4O12)(PO4)4 | |
17.6.5 | Clinophosinaite | Na12(Ca,Sr)4(Si4O12)(PO4)4 | Mon. |
17.6.6 | Karnasurtite-(Ce) | (Ce,La,Th)(Ti,Nb)(Al,Fe)(Si2O7)(OH)4 · 3H2O | Amor. |
17.6.7 | Lomonosovite | Na5Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)O2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
17.6.9 | Sobolevite | Na13Ca2Mn2Ti3(Si2O7)2(PO4)4O3F3 | Mon. m : Pb |
17.6.10 | Laplandite-(Ce) | Na4CeTiPO4Si7O18 · 5H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmm |
17.6.11 | Vunonnemite | Na5TiNb3Si6O25F2 · 2Na3PO4 | |
17.6.12 | Saryarkite-(Y) | Ca(Y,Th)Al5(SiO4)2(PO4,SO4)2(OH)7 · 6H2O | Tet. 4 2 2 |
17.6.13 | Steenstrupine-(Ce) | Na14Mn2+2Fe3+2Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O | Trig. |
17.6.14 | Waylandite | BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
17.6.15 | Britholite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
17.6.16 | Britholite-(Y) | (Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
17.6.17 | Eylettersite | Th0.75Al3(PO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
Other Information
Health Risks:
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References for Bornemanite
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Men'shikov, Y.P., Bussen, I.V., Goyko, Y.A., Zabavnikova, N.I., Mer'kov, A.N., Khomyakov, A.P. (1975) Bornemanite, a new silicophosphate of sodium, titanium, niobium, and barium. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 104(3): 322-326.
Men'shikov, Y.P., Bussen, I.V., Goyko, Y.A., Zabavnikova, N.I., Mer'kov, A.N., Khomyakov, A.P. (1976) Bornemanite, a new silicophosphate of sodium, titanium, niobium, and barium. International Geology Review: 18: 940-944.
Fleischer, M., Chao, G.Y., Mandarino, J.A. (1976) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 61: 338-341.
Ferraris, G., Belluso, E., Gula, A., Soboleva, S. V., Ageeva, O. A., Borutskii, B. E. (2001) A structural model of the layer titanosilicate bornemanite based on seidozerite and lomonosovite modules. Canadian Mineralogist: 39: 1665-1673.
Cámara, F. and Sokolova, E. (2007) From structure topology to chemical composition. VI. Titanium silicates: the crystal structure and crystal chemistry of bornemanite, a group-III Ti-disilicate mineral. Mineralogical Magazine: 71: 593-610.
Sokolova, E. & Camara, F. (2017) The seidozerite supergroup of TS-block minerals: nomenclature and classification, with change of the following names: rinkite to rinkite-(Ce), mosandrite to mosandrite-(Ce), hainite to hainite-(Y) and innelite-1T to innelite-1A. Mineralogical Magazine: 81: 1457–1484
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Russia | |
| www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/khib.htm |
| A. P. Khomyakov et al., 2005 |
Pavel M. Kartashov data | |
Pakhomovsky, Y. A., Ivanyuk, G. Y., & Yakovenchuk, V. N. (2014). Loparite-(Ce) in rocks of the Lovozero layered complex at Mt. Karnasurt and Mt. Kedykvyrpakhk. Geology of Ore Deposits, 56(8), 685-698. | |
Men'shikov, Y.P., Bussen, I.V., Goyko, Y.A., Zabavnikova, N.I., Mer'kov, A.N., Khomyakov, A.P. (1975) Bornemanite, a new silicophosphate of sodium, titanium, niobium, and barium. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 104(3): 322-326.; Men'shikov, Y.P., Bussen, I.V., Goyko, Y.A., Zabavnikova, N.I., Mer'kov, A.N., Khomyakov, A.P. (1976) Bornemanite, a new silicophosphate of sodium, titanium, niobium, and barium. International Geology Review: 18: 940-944.; Fleischer, M., Chao, G.Y., Mandarino, J.A. (1976) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 61: 338-341.; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow | |
| Mineralogical Record: 36(4): 397-416. |
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Yubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia