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Alluaivite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Alluaivite, etc.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alluaivite, etc.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alluaivite, etc.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alluaivite, etc.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alluaivite, etc.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alluaivite, etc.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alluaivite, etc.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alluaivite, etc.

Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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About AlluaiviteHide

Formula:

Na₁₉(Ca,Mn)₆(Ti,Nb)₃Si₂₆O₇₄Cl · 2H₂O

Colour:

Colorless to weak brownish pink

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

5 - 6

Specific Gravity:

2.76

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Member of:

Eudialyte Group

Name:

After the type locality occurrence on Mt. Alluaiv, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

This page provides mineralogical data about Alluaivite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

141

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:141:2

GUID
(UUID V4):

2f9e7035-d5d7-43ed-9fde-32200384482a

IMA Classification of AlluaiviteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Na₁₉(Ca,Mn²⁺)₆(Ti,Nb)₃Si₂₆O₇₄Cl · 2H₂O

First published:

1990

Classification of AlluaiviteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

9.CO.10

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
O : [Si₉O₂₇]₁₈- 9-membered rings

Dana 8th ed.:

64.1b.1.1

64 : CYCLOSILICATES Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups
1b :

Hey's CIM Ref.:

17.3.7

17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
3 : Silicates with chloride (including aluminosilicates)

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Aav	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 AlluaiviteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Colorless to weak brownish pink

Hardness:

5 - 6 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Fracture:

Conchoidal

Density:

2.76(5) g/cm³ (Measured) 2.78 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of AlluaiviteHide

Type:

Uniaxial (+)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.618 n_ε = 1.626

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.008

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Moderate

Chemistry of AlluaiviteHide

Mindat Formula:

Na₁₉(Ca,Mn)₆(Ti,Nb)₃Si₂₆O₇₄Cl · 2H₂O

Elements listed:

Ca, Cl, H, Mn, Na, Nb, O, Si, Ti - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Zr,La,Ce,TR,Sr,Ba,K

Crystallography of AlluaiviteHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Class (H-M):

3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral

Space Group:

R3m

Setting:

R3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 14.04 Å, c = 60.6 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 4.316

Unit Cell V:

10,345.17 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Irregular accumulations, to 1 mm.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0012482	Alluaivite	Rastsvetaeva R K, Khomyakov A P, Andrianov V I, Gusev A I (1990) Crystal structure of alluaivite Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 312 1379-1383		1990		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Crystal structure of alluaivite
 Note: eudialyte-type structure
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Na2   0.55740   0.44260   0.40900   1.00000   0.04433
Na3   0.23600   0.11800   0.36220   1.00000   0.03673
Na4   0.22460   0.44920   0.33510   0.78000   0.04559
Na5   0.41400   0.58600   0.42210   0.97000   0.08739
Na6   0.10430   0.55220   0.08940   0.90000   0.03926
Na7   0.33333   0.16667   0.16667   1.00000   0.03800
Na8   0.50000   0.50000   0.00000   0.22000   0.06713
Ca1   0.73760   0.00000   0.00000   0.75000   0.00798
Ca2   0.73960   0.73960   0.50000   0.75000   0.00861
Mn1   0.73760   0.00000   0.00000   0.25000   0.00798
Mn2   0.73960   0.73960   0.50000   0.25000   0.00861
Nb1   0.34190   0.17100   0.41630   0.23000   0.01659
K2   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.33000   0.06079
Ce3   0.41400   0.58600   0.42210   0.03000   0.08739
Sr4   0.10430   0.55220   0.08940   0.10000   0.03926
Ti3   0.34190   0.17100   0.41630   0.77000   0.01659
Si1   0.20630   0.41270   0.46080   1.00000   0.01229
Si2   0.52490   0.26250   0.37350   1.00000   0.01672
Si3   0.08480   0.54240   0.37120   1.00000   0.01317
Si4   0.40470   0.59530   0.20950   1.00000   0.01191
Si5   0.34960   0.28470   0.21570   1.00000   0.01191
Si6   0.06250   0.34260   0.28420   1.00000   0.01545
Si7   0.33333   0.66667   0.37810   1.00000   0.01520
Si8   0.33333   0.66667   0.47150   1.00000   0.02280
O1   0.17170   0.34340   0.39140   1.00000   0.02153
O2   0.02580   0.51300   0.34810   1.00000   0.02153
O3   0.55270   0.44730   0.31240   1.00000   0.03166
O4   0.18250   0.36510   0.48480   1.00000   0.01646
O5   0.44330   0.55670   0.23070   1.00000   0.03166
O6   0.47380   0.23690   0.39820   1.00000   0.02786
O7   0.06230   0.12470   0.45430   1.00000   0.02406
O8   0.48950   0.02100   0.44420   1.00000   0.01773
O9   0.60380   0.39620   0.37200   1.00000   0.02533
O10   0.43130   0.56870   0.18620   1.00000   0.03166
O11   0.39190   0.60810   0.36720   1.00000   0.09752
O12   0.26910   0.03900   0.39800   1.00000   0.02406
O13   0.27810   0.37450   0.44580   1.00000   0.02406
O14   0.07290   0.70260   0.30970   1.00000   0.02153
O15   0.68970   0.61470   0.19070   1.00000   0.02026
O16   0.05420   0.43950   0.38770   1.00000   0.03546
O17   0.44240   0.35940   0.23330   1.00000   0.02280
O18   0.27340   0.54670   0.45910   1.00000   0.03293
O19   0.33333   0.66667   0.40410   1.00000   0.01900
O20   0.33333   0.66667   0.49640   1.00000   0.04559
Wat21   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.67000   0.06079
Wat22   0.66667   0.33333   0.44830   1.00000   0.12665
Wat23   0.33333   0.66667   0.05000   0.20000   0.04179
Cl   0.00000   0.00000   0.35430   0.80000   0.02913

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.960 Å	(100)
2.825 Å	(100)
7.14 Å	(80)
1.762 Å	(80)
4.30 Å	(70)
2.148 Å	(70)
3.36 Å	(50)

Comments:

Mt. Alluaiv, Russia. Data from the type description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks

Type Occurrence of AlluaiviteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Mining Museum, St. Petersburg Mining Institute, Russia, 1993/1-2.
A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1994,1.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In ultra-agpaitic pegmatites in a differentiated alkalic massif.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Sodalite	Nepheline	K Feldspar	Eudialyte	Arfvedsonite
Aegirine

Synonyms of AlluaiviteHide

IMA1988-052

Other Language Names for AlluaiviteHide

German:Alluaivit

Russian:Аллуайвит

Spanish:Alluaivita

Relationship of Alluaivite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Eudialyte Group

Other Members of this group:

Amableite-(Ce)	Na₁₅[(Ce_1.5Na_1.5)Mn₃]Mn₂Zr₃◻Si[Si₂₄O₆₉(OH)₃](OH)₂ · H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
Andrianovite	Na₁₂(K,Sr,Ce)₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃Nb(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,H₂O,OH)₅	Trig. 3m : R3m
Aqualite	(H₃O)₈(Na,K,Sr)₅Ca₆Zr₃Si₂₆O₆₆(OH)₉Cl	Trig. 3 : R3
Carbokentbrooksite	(Na₃Na₃Na₃Na₃Na₃)Ca₆(^VMn²⁺₃)Zr₃[Si₃O₉]₂[Si₉O₂₇SiO][Si₉O₂₇Nb(OH)₃](CO₃)(H₂O)	Trig. 3m : R3m
Davinciite	Na₁₂K₃Ca₆Fe²⁺₃Zr₃(Si₂₆O₇₃OH)Cl₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
Dualite	Na₃₀(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)₁₂(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)₆Zr₃Ti₃Mn[Si₅₁O₁₄₄](OH,H₂O,Cl)₉	Trig. 3m : R3m
Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
Feklichevite	Na₁₁Ca₉(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺)₂Zr₃Nb[Si₂₅O₇₃](OH,H₂O,Cl,O)₅	Trig. 3m : R3m
Fengchengite	Na₁₂◻₃(Ca,Sr)₆Fe³⁺₃ Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(H₂O,OH)₃(OH,Cl)₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
Ferrokentbrooksite	Na₁₅Ca₆(Fe,Mn)₃Zr₃NbSi₂₅O₇₃(O,OH,H₂O)₃Cl₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
Georgbarsanovite	Na₁₂(Mn,Sr,REE)₃Ca₆Fe²⁺₃Zr₃NbSi₂₅O₇₆Cl₂ · H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
Golyshevite	Na₁₀Ca₃Ca₆Zr₃Fe₂SiNb(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂CO₃(OH)₃ · H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
Hydrorastsvetaevite	(Na₁₁(H₃O)₁₁K₆(H₂O)_1.5Sr)Ca₁₂Fe₃Na₂MnZr₆Si₅₂O₁₄₄(OH)_4.5Cl_3.5	Trig. 3m : R3m
Ikranite	(Na,H₃O)₁₅(Ca,Mn²⁺)₆Fe³⁺₂Zr₃[H_0-3Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂SiO]Cl · 2-3H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
Ilyukhinite	(H₃O,Na)₁₄Ca₆Mn₂Zr₃Si₂₆O₇₂(OH)₂ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
Johnsenite-(Ce)	Na₁₂Ce₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃WSi₂₅O₇₃(CO₃)(OH)₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
Kentbrooksite	(Na,REE)₁₅(Ca,REE)₆(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₃Zr₃Nb[Si₂₅O₇₄]F₂ · 2H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
Khomyakovite	Na₁₂Sr₃Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃W[Si₂₅O₇₃](O,OH,H₂O)₃(OH,Cl)₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
Labyrinthite	(Na,K,Sr)₃₅Ca₁₂Fe₃Zr₆TiSi₅₁O₁₄₄(O,OH,H₂O)₉Cl₃	Trig. 3 : R3
Manganoeudialyte	Na₁₄Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃[Si₂₆O₇₂(OH)₂](H₂O,Cl,O,OH)₆	Trig. 3m : R3m
Manganokhomyakovite	Na₁₂Sr₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃W[Si₂₅O₇₃](O,OH,H₂O)₃(OH,Cl)₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
Mogovidite	Na₉(Ca,Na)₁₂Fe₂Zr₃Si₂₅O₇₂(CO₃) (OH)₄	Trig. 3m : R3m
Odikhinchaite	Na₉Sr₃[(H₂O)₂Na]Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃NbSi (Si₂₄O₇₂)O(OH)₃(CO₃) · H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
Oneillite	Na₁₅Ca₃Mn₃Fe²⁺₃Zr₃Nb(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(OH,Cl)₂	Trig. 3 : R3
Raslakite	Na₁₅Ca₃Fe²⁺₃(Na,Zr)₃Zr₃(Si,Nb)[(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂SiO](OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)	Trig. 3 : R3
Rastsvetaevite	Na₂₇K₈Ca₁₂Fe₃Zr₆Si₅₂O₁₄₄(O,OH,H₂O)₆Cl₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
Selsurtite	(H₃O)₁₂Na₃(Ca₃Mn₃)(Na₂Fe)Zr₃◻{Si(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)Si₉O₂₄(OH)₃}(OH)Cl(H₂O)	Trig. 3 : R3
Sergevanite	Na₁₅(Ca₃Mn₃)(Na₂Fe)Zr₃Si₂₆O₇₂(OH)₃ · H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
Siudaite	Na₈(Mn²⁺₂Na)Ca₆(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)₃Zr₃NbSi₂₄(Si,◻,Ti)O₇₄(OH)₂Cl · 5H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
Taseqite	Na₁₂Sr₃Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Nb[(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂SiO]Cl₂(O,OH,H₂O)₃	Trig. 3m : R3m
UM1971-22-SiO:CaClFeHMgMnNaNbZr	Na₁₂Ca₅(Ce,La,Y,Ca)Zr₃(Zr,Nb)(Fe,Mn)₃[Si₉O_24-26(OH)_1-3]₂[Si₃O₉]₂Cl	Trig. 3m : R3m
UM1990-78-SiO:CaClFeHKNaZr	(H₃O)₇(Na,K)₅(Ca,Sr,Mn)₆Zr₃[Si₃O₇(O,OH)₂]₂[Si₉O₂₃(O,OH)₄]2[SiNaFe(Zr,Ti,Al,Nb)◻]Cl_1.5(O,OH)	Trig. 3m : R3m
UM1990-79-SiO:CaClFeHMnNaNbREEZr	Na₁₄Ca₅(Mg,Ca,Mn)Zr₃(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂(Si,Nb,Al,Zr)₂(Fe,Zr)₃(Mn,Na,Ce,La,Y)(Na,H₂O,K,Sr)(OH)_4-5(OH,Cl)
UM1990-80-SiO:CaFeHMnNaNbREEZr	Na₁₄Ca₄(Mn,Ca)₂Zr₃(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂(Si,Nb,Al,Zr)₂(Fe,Mn,Al,Ti)₃(Na,Ce,La,Y,Mn)(Na,H₂O,K,Sr)(OH)_7-8
UM1998-21-SiO:CaCeClHMnNaZr	Na₁₆Ca₆(Mn,Ce)₃Zr₃(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂(OH,Cl)₄ · nH₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
UM1999-36-SiO:CaCeHMnNaNbSrZr	Na₁₇(Ca,Ce,Sr)₂Mn₃(Zr,Nb)₄Si₂₅O₇₃(O,OH,F,Cl)₅	Trig. 3 : R3
UM2000-66-SiO:CaClFeHMnNaNbSrZr	Na₁₂(Ca,Mn)₆(Sr,Na,K)₃(Fe,Mn)₃(Zr,Nb)₄Si₂₅O₆₆(OH,Cl)₁₁	Trig. 3m : R3m
UM2000-67-SiO:CaClFeHMnNaNbZr	Zr4(Ca,Na,Mn,Fe)6(Fe,Mn,Ti)3Na17Si25O75(Al,Nb,Ti)Cl(OH)4.H2O	Trig. 3m : R3m
UM2000-80- SiO:CaCeFFeHMnNaNbTiZr	Na₁₄(Na,Ca,Ce)(Mn,Ca,Ce)[Fe_1.55(Zr,Na)(◻,Ti,Nb)]Zr₃(Si,Al)(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂(OH,O)₄(F ,Cl) · H₂O
UM2003-39-SiO:CaClFeHHfNaNbSrTaTiZr	Na₁₂(Na,K,Mn,Sr)₂Ca₅(Ca,Mn)(Zr,Hf)₃(Fe,◻,Ta)₃(Si,Nb,W)(Si,Al,Ti)Si₂₄O₇₂(OH,O)_3.5Cl · 1.2H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
UM2004-51-SiO:CaClFFeHNaNbTi	Na₁₆Ca₆(Fe,Mn)₃Zr₃(Ti,Nb)Si₂₆O₇₂FCl_0.5 · nH₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
UM2005-36-SiO:AlBaCaClFeHKMnNaREESrTiZr	[(H₃O)_9.32Na_5.86K_0.53Ba_0.36Sr_0.15][Ca_5.22Sr_0.49Ce_0.16Mn_0.13][Zr_2.42Ti_0.54Hf_0.02Nb_0.02][Na_1.48(Fe
UM2005-37-SiO:AlBaCaClFeHKMnNaREESrTiZr	[(H₃O)_9.26Na_2.12K_1.20Ba_0.46Sr_0.48][Ca_5.76Ce_0.24][Zr2_.92Ti_0.08][Na_0.62(Fe_0.23Mn_0.11(H₂O)_0.34)][Si
UM2005-38-SiO:AlBaCaClFeHKMnNaNbREESrTiYZr	[(H₃O)_10.85Na_3.3Sr_0.48K_0.21Ce_0.2Y_0.1Ba_0.04][Ca_2.10Na_0.9][Ca_2.4Na_0.3Mn_0.3][Zr_2.97Hf_0.03][Fe_1.32
UM2005-39-SiO:AlBaCaClFeHKMnNaNbREESrTiYZr	[(H₃O)_11.61Na_3.0Sr_0.63Ce_0.22K_0.2Y_0.05Ba_0.03][Ca_2.25Na_0.75][Ca_2.4Mn0_.6][Zr_2.98Hf_0.02][Fe³⁺_0.66
UM2005-40-SiO:AlCaClFeHKMnNaNbREESrTiYZr	[(H₃O)_5.58Na5_.25Ce_0.63K_0.3Y_0.19Sr_0.05][Ca₃][Ca_1.71Mn_1.29][Zr_2.96Hf_0.04][(Fe³⁺_1.0Fe²⁺_0.35)(Fe³⁺
UM2005-41-SiO:BaCaFeHKMgMnNaNbREESrTiYZr	[(H₃O)_8.53Na_3.51Sr_0.55Ce_0.45Y_0.3Ba_0.15K_0.06][Ca_2.25Sr_0.45Na_0.3][Ca_2.4Mn_0.6][Zr_2.97Hf_0.03][(Mn_0.
UM2006-17-SiO:CaClFFeHMnNaZr	Na₁₅(Ca₃Mn₃)Zr₃(Fe,Zr)₃SiSi(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂O₂(OH,F,Cl)₃ · 2H₂O
UM2006-18-SiO:CaClFFeHMnNaZr	Na₁₅Ca₃(Mn,Fe)₃Zr₃(Zr,Na)₃(Si,Nb)(S,Ti,Si)(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂(O,OH)₅(Cl,F,H₂O)	Trig. 3 : R3
UM2006-28-SiO:CaHMnNaZr	Na₃₃Ca₁₂Zr₆Mn₃(Mn,Nb,Ti)₂Si₅₀O₁₃₂(O,OH)₁₂(OH,H₂O,Cl)₁₀
UM2010-06-SiO:CaFeHMnNaNbREETiZr	[Na,(H₃O)]₁₅(Ca₃Mn₃)Na₃Zr₃(Si,Ti)[Si₂₅O₇₂OH](OH)₂ · 2H₂O
Unnamed (Eudialyte 3248)	Na₂₉Ca₁₂Zr₆[Si₄₈O₁₃₂(O,OH)₁₂]{[Na]₄[Si]₂}{[Mn]₃[Mn,Nb,Ti]₂}(OH,H₂O,Cl)₁₀	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
Unnamed (Hydrated Hydrous Na-Ca-Mn-Fe-Zr-Ti Silicate Chloride)	Na₃₇Ca₁₀Mn₂FeZr₆Si₅₀(Ti,Nb)₂O₁₄₄(OH)₅Cl₃ · H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
Unnamed (M4-vacant Sodium Calcium Manganese Zirconium Iron Silicon Hydroxyl Hydrated Eudialyte Group Species)	Na₁₃(Ca₃Mn₃)Zr₃(Fe, Mn)₃(◻)(Si)[Si₃O₉]₂[Si₉O₂₇]₂(O,OH,Cl)₃ · 2H₂O
Voronkovite	Na₁₅(Na,Ca,Ce)₃(Mn,Ca)₃Fe₃Zr₃Si₂₆O₇₂(OH,O)₄Cl · H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
Zirsilite-(Ce)	Na_11-12(Ce,Na)₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃Nb(Si₁₉O₅₅)(Si₃O₉)₂(CO₃)(OH)₃ · H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m

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4 photos of Alluaivite associated with Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂
4 photos of Alluaivite associated with Cancrisilite	Na₇(Al₅Si₇O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3H₂O
2 photos of Alluaivite associated with Thermonatrite	Na₂CO₃ · H₂O
1 photo of Alluaivite associated with Villiaumite	NaF

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9.CO.	Odikhinchaite	Na₉Sr₃[(H₂O)₂Na]Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃NbSi (Si₂₄O₇₂)O(OH)₃(CO₃) · H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
9.CO.10	Ferrokentbrooksite	Na₁₅Ca₆(Fe,Mn)₃Zr₃NbSi₂₅O₇₃(O,OH,H₂O)₃Cl₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Kentbrooksite	(Na,REE)₁₅(Ca,REE)₆(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₃Zr₃Nb[Si₂₅O₇₄]F₂ · 2H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Khomyakovite	Na₁₂Sr₃Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃W[Si₂₅O₇₃](O,OH,H₂O)₃(OH,Cl)₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Manganokhomyakovite	Na₁₂Sr₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃W[Si₂₅O₇₃](O,OH,H₂O)₃(OH,Cl)₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Oneillite	Na₁₅Ca₃Mn₃Fe²⁺₃Zr₃Nb(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(OH,Cl)₂	Trig. 3 : R3
9.CO.10	Raslakite	Na₁₅Ca₃Fe²⁺₃(Na,Zr)₃Zr₃(Si,Nb)[(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂SiO](OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)	Trig. 3 : R3
9.CO.10	Feklichevite	Na₁₁Ca₉(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺)₂Zr₃Nb[Si₂₅O₇₃](OH,H₂O,Cl,O)₅	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Carbokentbrooksite	(Na₃Na₃Na₃Na₃Na₃)Ca₆(^VMn²⁺₃)Zr₃[Si₃O₉]₂[Si₉O₂₇SiO][Si₉O₂₇Nb(OH)₃](CO₃)(H₂O)	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Zirsilite-(Ce)	Na_11-12(Ce,Na)₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃Nb(Si₁₉O₅₅)(Si₃O₉)₂(CO₃)(OH)₃ · H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Ikranite	(Na,H₃O)₁₅(Ca,Mn²⁺)₆Fe³⁺₂Zr₃[H_0-3Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂SiO]Cl · 2-3H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Taseqite	Na₁₂Sr₃Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Nb[(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂SiO]Cl₂(O,OH,H₂O)₃	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Rastsvetaevite	Na₂₇K₈Ca₁₂Fe₃Zr₆Si₅₂O₁₄₄(O,OH,H₂O)₆Cl₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Golyshevite	Na₁₀Ca₃Ca₆Zr₃Fe₂SiNb(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂CO₃(OH)₃ · H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Labyrinthite	(Na,K,Sr)₃₅Ca₁₂Fe₃Zr₆TiSi₅₁O₁₄₄(O,OH,H₂O)₉Cl₃	Trig. 3 : R3
9.CO.10	Johnsenite-(Ce)	Na₁₂Ce₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃WSi₂₅O₇₃(CO₃)(OH)₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Mogovidite	Na₉(Ca,Na)₁₂Fe₂Zr₃Si₂₅O₇₂(CO₃) (OH)₄	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Georgbarsanovite	Na₁₂(Mn,Sr,REE)₃Ca₆Fe²⁺₃Zr₃NbSi₂₅O₇₆Cl₂ · H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Aqualite	(H₃O)₈(Na,K,Sr)₅Ca₆Zr₃Si₂₆O₆₆(OH)₉Cl	Trig. 3 : R3
9.CO.10	Dualite	Na₃₀(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)₁₂(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)₆Zr₃Ti₃Mn[Si₅₁O₁₄₄](OH,H₂O,Cl)₉	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Andrianovite	Na₁₂(K,Sr,Ce)₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃Nb(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,H₂O,OH)₅	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Voronkovite	Na₁₅(Na,Ca,Ce)₃(Mn,Ca)₃Fe₃Zr₃Si₂₆O₇₂(OH,O)₄Cl · H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
9.CO.10	UM1999-36-SiO:CaCeHMnNaNbSrZr	Na₁₇(Ca,Ce,Sr)₂Mn₃(Zr,Nb)₄Si₂₅O₇₃(O,OH,F,Cl)₅	Trig. 3 : R3
9.CO.10	UM2000-66-SiO:CaClFeHMnNaNbSrZr	Na₁₂(Ca,Mn)₆(Sr,Na,K)₃(Fe,Mn)₃(Zr,Nb)₄Si₂₅O₆₆(OH,Cl)₁₁	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Manganoeudialyte	Na₁₄Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃[Si₂₆O₇₂(OH)₂](H₂O,Cl,O,OH)₆	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	UM1990-78-SiO:CaClFeHKNaZr	(H₃O)₇(Na,K)₅(Ca,Sr,Mn)₆Zr₃[Si₃O₇(O,OH)₂]₂[Si₉O₂₃(O,OH)₄]2[SiNaFe(Zr,Ti,Al,Nb)◻]Cl_1.5(O,OH)	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	UM1990-79-SiO:CaClFeHMnNaNbREEZr	Na₁₄Ca₅(Mg,Ca,Mn)Zr₃(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂(Si,Nb,Al,Zr)₂(Fe,Zr)₃(Mn,Na,Ce,La,Y)(Na,H₂O,K,Sr)(OH)_4-5(OH,Cl)
9.CO.10	UM1971-22-SiO:CaClFeHMgMnNaNbZr	Na₁₂Ca₅(Ce,La,Y,Ca)Zr₃(Zr,Nb)(Fe,Mn)₃[Si₉O_24-26(OH)_1-3]₂[Si₃O₉]₂Cl	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	UM1998-21-SiO:CaCeClHMnNaZr	Na₁₆Ca₆(Mn,Ce)₃Zr₃(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂(OH,Cl)₄ · nH₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Fengchengite	Na₁₂◻₃(Ca,Sr)₆Fe³⁺₃ Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(H₂O,OH)₃(OH,Cl)₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
9.CO.10	Davinciite	Na₁₂K₃Ca₆Fe²⁺₃Zr₃(Si₂₆O₇₃OH)Cl₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Ilyukhinite	(H₃O,Na)₁₄Ca₆Mn₂Zr₃Si₂₆O₇₂(OH)₂ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	UM2004-51-SiO:CaClFFeHNaNbTi	Na₁₆Ca₆(Fe,Mn)₃Zr₃(Ti,Nb)Si₂₆O₇₂FCl_0.5 · nH₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	UM1990-80-SiO:CaFeHMnNaNbREEZr	Na₁₄Ca₄(Mn,Ca)₂Zr₃(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂(Si,Nb,Al,Zr)₂(Fe,Mn,Al,Ti)₃(Na,Ce,La,Y,Mn)(Na,H₂O,K,Sr)(OH)_7-8
9.CO.10	UM2003-39-SiO:CaClFeHHfNaNbSrTaTiZr	Na₁₂(Na,K,Mn,Sr)₂Ca₅(Ca,Mn)(Zr,Hf)₃(Fe,◻,Ta)₃(Si,Nb,W)(Si,Al,Ti)Si₂₄O₇₂(OH,O)_3.5Cl · 1.2H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	UM2006-17-SiO:CaClFFeHMnNaZr	Na₁₅(Ca₃Mn₃)Zr₃(Fe,Zr)₃SiSi(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂O₂(OH,F,Cl)₃ · 2H₂O
9.CO.10	UM2006-18-SiO:CaClFFeHMnNaZr	Na₁₅Ca₃(Mn,Fe)₃Zr₃(Zr,Na)₃(Si,Nb)(S,Ti,Si)(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)₂(O,OH)₅(Cl,F,H₂O)	Trig. 3 : R3
9.CO.10	UM2006-28-SiO:CaHMnNaZr	Na₃₃Ca₁₂Zr₆Mn₃(Mn,Nb,Ti)₂Si₅₀O₁₃₂(O,OH)₁₂(OH,H₂O,Cl)₁₀
9.CO.10	Unnamed (Eudialyte 3248)	Na₂₉Ca₁₂Zr₆[Si₄₈O₁₃₂(O,OH)₁₂]{[Na]₄[Si]₂}{[Mn]₃[Mn,Nb,Ti]₂}(OH,H₂O,Cl)₁₀	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
9.CO.10	Hydrorastsvetaevite	(Na₁₁(H₃O)₁₁K₆(H₂O)_1.5Sr)Ca₁₂Fe₃Na₂MnZr₆Si₅₂O₁₄₄(OH)_4.5Cl_3.5	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Unnamed (Hydrated Hydrous Na-Ca-Mn-Fe-Zr-Ti Silicate Chloride)	Na₃₇Ca₁₀Mn₂FeZr₆Si₅₀(Ti,Nb)₂O₁₄₄(OH)₅Cl₃ · H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	UM2010-06-SiO:CaFeHMnNaNbREETiZr	[Na,(H₃O)]₁₅(Ca₃Mn₃)Na₃Zr₃(Si,Ti)[Si₂₅O₇₂OH](OH)₂ · 2H₂O
9.CO.10	Siudaite	Na₈(Mn²⁺₂Na)Ca₆(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)₃Zr₃NbSi₂₄(Si,◻,Ti)O₇₄(OH)₂Cl · 5H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.CO.10	Sergevanite	Na₁₅(Ca₃Mn₃)(Na₂Fe)Zr₃Si₂₆O₇₂(OH)₃ · H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
9.CO.10	Selsurtite	(H₃O)₁₂Na₃(Ca₃Mn₃)(Na₂Fe)Zr₃◻{Si(Si₃O₉)₂(Si₉O₂₇)Si₉O₂₄(OH)₃}(OH)Cl(H₂O)	Trig. 3 : R3
9.CO.10	Amableite-(Ce)	Na₁₅[(Ce_1.5Na_1.5)Mn₃]Mn₂Zr₃◻Si[Si₂₄O₆₉(OH)₃](OH)₂ · H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3

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Khomyakov, A.P., Netschelyustov, G.N., Rastsvetaeva, R.K. (1990) Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3Si26O74Cl·2H2O–a new titanosilicate of of eudialyte–like structure. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 119(1): 117-120.

Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Khomyakov, A.P., Andrianov, V.I., Gusev, A.I. (1990) Crystal structure of alluaivite. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 312: 1379-1383.

Jambor, John L., Puziewicz, Jacek (1991) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 76 (9-10) 1728-1735

Mandarino, Joseph A. (1997) New Minerals 1990-1994. The Mineralogical Record Inc., Tuscon, Arizona. 220pp.

Johnsen, O., Ferraris, G., Gault, R. A., Grice, J. D., Kampf, A. R., Pekov, I. V. (2003) The nomenclature of eudialyte-group minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41 (3) 785-794 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.41.3.785

(2023) Alluaivite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Russia
Murmansk Oblast Khibiny Massif ⓘ Rasvumchorr Mt	O.A. Ageeva e.a. Alluaivite and genetic ...
Lovozersky District ⓘ Alluaiv Mountain (TL)	World of Stones 95:5-6 +2 other references
ⓘ Karnasurt Mountain	Ivanyuk et al. (2015)
ⓘ Kedykverpakhk Mountain	Ivanyuk et al. (2015)

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Jönköping County Jönköping Gränna ⓘ Norra Kärr	Gunnar Färber - Mineralienliste 1-2018

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