Calcioburbankite
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About Calcioburbankite
Formula:
Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5
Colour:
Deep orange, silky white to light pink
Lustre:
Vitreous, Silky
Hardness:
3 - 4
Specific Gravity:
3.45
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Name:
Named in allusion to its composition wherein CALCIum substitutes for strontium in regular Burbankite.
This page provides mineralogical data about Calcioburbankite.
Classification of Calcioburbankite
Approved
5/B.05-98
5.AC.30
5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
A : Carbonates without additional anions, without H2O
C : Alkali and alkali-earth carbonates
5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
A : Carbonates without additional anions, without H2O
C : Alkali and alkali-earth carbonates
14.4.4.3
14 : ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
4 : Miscellaneous
14 : ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
4 : Miscellaneous
Physical Properties of Calcioburbankite
Vitreous, Silky
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Deep orange, silky white to light pink
Comment:
pale orange, pale pink, colorless
Streak:
White
Hardness:
3 - 4 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Distinct/Good
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Fracture:
Conchoidal
Density:
3.45 g/cm3 (Measured) 3.46 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Calcioburbankite
Type:
Uniaxial (-)
RI values:
nω = 1.636 nε = 1.631
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.005
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:
Moderate
Chemical Properties of Calcioburbankite
Formula:
Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5
IMA Formula:
Na3(Ca,Ce,Sr,La)3(CO3)5
Crystallography of Calcioburbankite
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Class (H-M):
6mm - Dihexagonal Pyramidal
Space Group:
P63mc
Setting:
P63mc
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.447 Å, c = 6.318 Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 0.605
Unit Cell V:
597.23 ų
Z:
2
Comment:
space group may also be P63mmc or P-62c
Type Occurrence of Calcioburbankite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Canadian Museum of Nature CMNMC 50804 HT specimen
Synonyms of Calcioburbankite
Other Language Names for Calcioburbankite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| Petersenite-(Ce) | 9 photos of Calcioburbankite associated with Petersenite-(Ce) on mindat.org. |
| Pectolite | 5 photos of Calcioburbankite associated with Pectolite on mindat.org. |
| Manganoneptunite | 4 photos of Calcioburbankite associated with Manganoneptunite on mindat.org. |
| Kupletskite | 2 photos of Calcioburbankite associated with Kupletskite on mindat.org. |
| Aegirine | 1 photo of Calcioburbankite associated with Aegirine on mindat.org. |
| Siderite | 1 photo of Calcioburbankite associated with Siderite on mindat.org. |
| Arfvedsonite Root Name | 1 photo of Calcioburbankite associated with Arfvedsonite Root Name on mindat.org. |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
| 5.AC.05 | Eitelite | Na2Mg(CO3)2 | Trig. |
| 5.AC.10 | Nyerereite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm |
| 5.AC.10 | Zemkorite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 | Hex. |
| 5.AC.15 | Bütschliite | K2Ca(CO3)2 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
| 5.AC.20 | Fairchildite | K2Ca(CO3)2 | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc |
| 5.AC.25 | Shortite | Na2Ca2(CO3)3 | Orth. mm2 : Amm2 |
| 5.AC.30 | Burbankite | (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5 | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
| 5.AC.30 | Khanneshite | (Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5 | Hex. |
| 5.AC.30 | Sanrománite | Na2CaPb3[CO3]5 | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
| 14.4.4.1 | Burbankite | (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5 | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
| 14.4.4.2 | Khanneshite | (Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5 | Hex. |
| 14.4.4.4 | Sanrománite | Na2CaPb3[CO3]5 | Hex. 6mm : P63mc |
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 Calcioburbankite
Reference List:
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VAN VELTHUIZEN, J., GAULT, R., and GRICE, J.D. (1995) Calcioburbankite, Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5, a new mineral species from Mont Saint Hilaire, Quebec, and its relationship to the burbankite group of minerals. Canadaian Mineralogist, 33, 1231 1235.
BELOVITSKAYA, Y.V. & PEKOV, I.V. (2004): Genetic mineralogy of the burbankite group. New Data on Minerals 39, 50-64.
Internet Links for Calcioburbankite
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Localities for Calcioburbankite
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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.
Canada (TL) | |
| Van Velthuizen, J., Gault, R.A. and Grice, J.D. (1995), Calcio-burbankite, Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5, a new mineral species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, and its relationship to the burbankite group of minerals. Canadian Mineralogist: 33: 1231-1236. |
Mongolia | |
| Kynický, J. & Samec, P. (2005): Hydrothermally-metasomatic and exsolution-like mineralization of the carbonatites from selected localities at Gobi. Mongolian Geoscientist. sv. 9, č. 27, s. 52-55. |
Russia | |
| SUBBOTIN, V.V., VOLOSHIN, A.V., PAKHOMOVSKY, Yu.A., and BAKHCHISARAYTSEV, A.Yu. (1999) Calcioburbankite and burbankite from the carbonatites of Vuoriyarvi massif (New data). Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 128, 78 87 (in Russian with English abstract). P.M. Kartashov data; New Data on Minerals (2004): 39: 50-64 |
| New Data on Minerals (2004): 39: 50-64 |
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada