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Alsakharovite-Zn

A valid IMA mineral species

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Alsakharovite-Zn

Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alsakharovite-Zn

Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alsakharovite-Zn

Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alsakharovite-Zn

Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alsakharovite-Zn

Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alsakharovite-Zn

Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alsakharovite-Zn

Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alsakharovite-Zn

Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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About Alsakharovite-ZnHide

Formula:

NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 7H₂O

Colour:

White, light brown, colourless

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

2.9

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Gutkovaite Group > Labuntsovite Supergroup

Name:

Named in honor of Aleksey Sergeyevich Sakharov (Алексей Сергеевич Сахаров) (18 March 1910 - 16 February 1996, Russia), geologist at the Kola Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences, who worked on the Lovozero massif. The suffix denotes the dominant extra-framework cation, following the IMA recommended nomeclature for labuntsovite-group minerals.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Gutkovaite structural type.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

26417

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:26417:2

GUID
(UUID V4):

f124185a-0f67-4edc-b20e-453474a7c475

IMA Classification of Alsakharovite-ZnHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 7H₂O

Approval year:

2002

First published:

2003

Type description reference:

Pekov, I. V., Chukanov, N. V., Zadov, A. E., Rozenberg, K. A., Rastsvetaeva, R. K. (2003) Alsakharovite-Zn, NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄·7H₂O, a new mineral of the labuntsovite group from Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 132 (1) 52-58

Classification of Alsakharovite-ZnHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

9.CE.30h

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
E : [Si₄O₁₂]₈- 4-membered single rings (vierer-Einfachringe), without insular complex anions

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
Ask-Zn	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 Alsakharovite-ZnHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

White, light brown, colourless

Streak:

White

Hardness:

5 on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

None Observed

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

2.9 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.94 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of Alsakharovite-ZnHide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 1.680(1) n_β = 1.687(2) n_γ = 1.787(5)

2V:

Measured: 25° (10), Calculated: 31°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.107

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

Surface Relief:

High

Dispersion:

None

Optical Extinction:

Y = b.

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of Alsakharovite-ZnHide

Mindat Formula:

NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 7H₂O

Elements listed:

H, K, Na, Nb, O, Si, Sr, Ti, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Alsakharovite-ZnHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

m - Domatic

Space Group:

Setting:

Cell Parameters:

a = 14.495 Å, b = 13.945 Å, c = 7.838 Å
β = 117.75°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 1.039 : 1 : 0.562

Unit Cell V:

1402 Å³

Morphology:

Flattened prismatic crystals elongated along [010].

Twinning:

Microtwinned on (001) and (401).

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0018493	Alsakharovite-Zn	Rozenberg K A, Rastsvetaeva R K, Pekov I V, Chukanov N V (2002) New Zn-rich representative of the labuntsovite group: crystal structure and microtwinning Doklady Chemistry 383 110-113		2002	Lovozero alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia	0	293

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_journal_page_first 110
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 New Zn-rich representative of the labuntsovite group:
 crystal structure and microtwinning
 Note: x-coordinate of O15 was changed
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_chemical_compound_source 'Lovozero alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia'
_chemical_formula_sum '(Ti2.8 Nb1.2) Si8 (Zn.9 Fe.05 Mn.05) Na1.6 Ca Sr1.4 K.5 O32.87 H12.11 Ba.1'
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Ti(1)  -0.00020   0.23160   0.50020   0.70000   0.02305
Nb(1)  -0.00020   0.23160   0.50020   0.30000   0.02305
Ti(2)   0.25140   0.24980   0.49560   0.70000   0.02432
Nb(2)   0.25140   0.24980   0.49560   0.30000   0.02432
Si(1)   0.21140   0.10820   0.80060   1.00000   0.02026
Si(2)   0.79650   0.11040   0.19700   1.00000   0.01520
Si(3)   0.32010   0.10990   0.24380   1.00000   0.02153
Si(4)   0.68880   0.11110   0.75100   1.00000   0.01393
Zn   0.00120   0.00000   0.49780   0.90000   0.02495
Fe   0.00120   0.00000   0.49780   0.05000   0.02495
Mn   0.00120   0.00000   0.49780   0.05000   0.02495
Na   0.92300   0.23670   0.01100   0.50000   0.03800
Ca   0.92300   0.23670   0.01100   0.50000   0.03800
Sr   0.50670   0.17990   0.00300   0.70000   0.04623
Na   0.50670   0.17990   0.00300   0.30000   0.04623
K   0.57570   0.00000   0.27800   0.50000   0.07346
Wat   0.57570   0.00000   0.27800   0.50000   0.07346
H   0.57570   0.00000   0.27800   0.50000   0.07346
Wat   0.42900   0.00000   0.73700   0.47000   0.12918
H   0.42900   0.00000   0.73700   0.47000   0.12918
O(1)   0.24180   0.12900   0.02200   1.00000   0.03926
O(2)   0.77500   0.12890   0.97900   1.00000   0.02026
O(3)   0.27300   0.17890   0.73400   1.00000   0.02406
O(4)   0.73030   0.18390   0.26500   1.00000   0.02406
O(5)   0.10200   0.23170   0.38500   0.65000   0.01520
O-H(5)   0.10200   0.23170   0.38500   0.35000   0.01520
O(6)   0.90500   0.22930   0.60200   0.65000   0.03926
O-H(6)   0.90500   0.22930   0.60200   0.35000   0.03926
O(7)   0.24780   0.00000   0.78800   1.00000   0.03040
O(8)   0.75790   0.00000   0.20700   1.00000   0.02280
O(9)   0.42010   0.17630   0.30500   1.00000   0.01900
O(10)   0.58730   0.18440   0.69600   1.00000   0.04053
O(11)   0.26850   0.12640   0.38200   1.00000   0.02660
O(12)   0.74500   0.13030   0.61900   1.00000   0.02280
O(13)   0.36600   0.00000   0.27400   1.00000   0.03800
O(14)   0.64850   0.00000   0.73300   1.00000   0.01773
O(15)   0.08590   0.12040   0.66800   1.00000   0.01773
O(16)   0.91940   0.11440   0.33500   1.00000   0.03166
Wat(2)   0.01500   0.13500   0.00200   1.00000   0.09246
Wat(3)   0.10300   0.00000   0.34900   1.00000   0.08866
Wat(4)   0.90770   0.00000   0.65500   0.90000   0.05446
Ba(4)   0.90770   0.00000   0.65500   0.10000   0.05446

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
6.96 Å	(100)
3.11 Å	(90)
3.21 Å	(80)
2.50 Å	(40)
1.70 Å	(40)
2.60 Å	(35)
1.74 Å	(30)

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 Alsakharovite-ZnHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Coarse, flattened-prismatic crystals up to 8 x 2 x 0.5 mm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Hydrothermal mineral found in cavities of eudialyte-aegirine-feldspar pegmatite in an alkaline massif.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Vinogradovite	Tsepinite-Na	Ranciéite	Natrolite	Lamprophyllite
Kuzmenkoite-Zn	Halloysite

Reference:

Pekov, I.V., N.V. Chukanov, A.E. Zadov, K.A. Rozenberg, R.K. Rastsvetaeva (2003) Alsakharovite-Zn, NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7 H2O, a new mineral of the labuntsovite group from Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula: Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (and Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva): 132(1): 52-58.

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Synonyms of Alsakharovite-ZnHide

IMA2002-003

Other Language Names for Alsakharovite-ZnHide

German:Alsakharovit-Zn

Russian:Алсахаровит-Zn

Simplified Chinese:阿萨克哈洛夫石

Traditional Chinese:阿薩克哈洛夫石

Relationship of Alsakharovite-Zn to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Gutkovaite Group > Labuntsovite Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Gutkovaite-Mn	K₂CaMn(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 5H₂O	Mon. m : Bm
Neskevaaraite-Fe	K₃Na₂Fe²⁺(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 5-6 H₂O	Mon. m : Bm

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.CE.	Dutkevichite-(Ce)	NaZnBa₂Ce₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₆F · H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Ama2
9.CE.	Niobobaotite	Ba₄(Ti_2.5Fe²⁺_1.5)Nb₄Si₄O₂₈Cl	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
9.CE.05	Papagoite	CaCu[H₃AlSi₂O₉]	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.10	Verplanckite	Ba₄Mn²⁺₂Si₄O₁₂(OH,H₂O)₃Cl₃	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
9.CE.15	Baotite	Ba₄(Ti,Nb,W)₈O₁₆(SiO₃)₄Cl	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
9.CE.20	Nagashimalite	Ba₄(V,Ti)₄B₂Si₈O₂₇(O,OH)₂Cl	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
9.CE.20	Taramellite	Ba₄(Fe³⁺,Ti,Fe²⁺,Mg)₄(B₂Si₈O₂₇)O₂Cl_x	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
9.CE.20	Titantaramellite	Ba₄(Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₄(B₂Si₈O₂₇)O₂Cl_x	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
9.CE.25	Bario-orthojoaquinite	(Ba,Sr)₄Fe₂Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂ · H₂O	Orth.
9.CE.25	Byelorussite-(Ce)	NaBa₂Ce₂MnTi₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂(F,OH) · H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Ama2
9.CE.25	Joaquinite-(Ce)	NaBa₂Ce₂FeTi₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂(OH,F) · H₂O	Mon. 2 : B2
9.CE.25	Orthojoaquinite-(Ce)	NaBa₂Ce₂FeTi₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂(O,OH) · H₂O	Orth.
9.CE.25	Strontiojoaquinite	Sr₂Ba₂(Na,Fe)₂Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂(O,OH)₂ · H₂O	Mon.
9.CE.25	Strontio-orthojoaquinite	(Na,Fe)₂Sr₂Ba₂Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂(O,OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth.
9.CE.25	Orthojoaquinite-(La)	NaBa₂La₂Fe²⁺Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂(O,OH) · H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
9.CE.30a	Unnamed (Ca-Na-ordered analogue of Korobitsynite)	(Ca,Na)₂(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₄O₁₂)(OH,O)₂ · 3-4H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2
9.CE.30e	Labuntsovite-Mn	Na₄K₄(Ba,K)₂Mn²⁺(Ti,Nb)₈(Si₄O₁₂)₄(O,OH)₈ · 10-12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30a	Nenadkevichite	(Na,◻)₈Nb₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 8H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbam
9.CE.30d	Lemmleinite-K	K₂(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₄O₁₂)(OH,O)₂ · 4H₂O	Orth.
9.CE.30a	Korobitsynite	Na₂(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₄O₁₂)(OH,O)₂ · 3-4H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbam
9.CE.30c	Kuzmenkoite-Mn	K₂Mn²⁺(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(OH,O)₄ · 5-6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30b	Vuoriyarvite-K	K₂(Nb,Ti)₂(Si₄O₁₂)(O,OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. m : Bm
9.CE.30b	Tsepinite-Na	Na₂(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₄O₁₂)(OH,O)₂ · 3H₂O	Mon. m : Bm
9.CE.30c	Karupmøllerite-Ca	(Na,Ca,K)₂Ca(Nb,Ti)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 7H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30e	Labuntsovite-Mg	Na₄K₄(Ba,K)₂Mg(Ti,Nb)₈(Si₄O₁₂)₄(O,OH)₈ · 10H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30e	Labuntsovite-Fe	Na₄K₄(Ba,K)₂Fe²⁺(Ti,Nb)₈(Si₄O₁₂)₄(O,OH)₈ · 10H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30d	Lemmleinite-Ba	Na₂K₂Ba(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30c	Gjerdingenite-Fe	K₂Fe²⁺(Nb,Ti)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30h	Neskevaaraite-Fe	K₃Na₂Fe²⁺(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 5-6 H₂O	Mon. m : Bm
9.CE.30b	Tsepinite-K	K₂(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₄O₁₂)(OH,O)₂ · 3H₂O	Mon. m : Bm
9.CE.30b	Paratsepinite-Ba	Ba₄(Ti,Nb)₈(Si₄O₁₂)₄(OH,O)₈ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30b	Tsepinite-Ca	Ca(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₄O₁₂)(OH,O)₂ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30c	Gjerdingenite-Mn	K₂Mn²⁺(Nb,Ti)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30c	Lepkhenelmite-Zn	(Ba,K)₂Zn(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 7H₂O	Mon. m : Bm
9.CE.30b	Tsepinite-Sr	Sr(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₄O₁₂)(OH,O)₂ · 3H₂O	Mon. m : Bm
9.CE.30b	Paratsepinite-Na	(Na,Sr,K,Ca)₇(Ti,Nb)₈(Si₄O₁₂)₄(O,OH)₈ · nH₂O n ~ 8	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30f	Paralabuntsovite-Mg	Na₈K₈Mg₄Ti₁₆(Si₄O₁₂)₈(OH,O)₁₆ · 20-24H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30c	Gjerdingenite-Ca	K₂Ca(Nb,Ti)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30c	Gjerdingenite-Na	K₂Na(Nb,Ti)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(OH,O)₄ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30h	Gutkovaite-Mn	K₂CaMn(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 5H₂O	Mon. m : Bm
9.CE.30c	Kuzmenkoite-Zn	K₂Zn(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(OH,O)₄ · 6-8H₂O	Mon. m : Bm
9.CE.30g	Organovaite-Mn	K₂Mn(Nb,Ti)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 5-7H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30g	Organovaite-Zn	K₂Zn(Nb,Ti)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30g	Parakuzmenkoite-Fe	(K,Ba)₄Fe(Ti,Nb)₈(Si₄O₁₂)₄(O,OH)₈ · 14H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30c	Burovaite-Ca	(Na,K)₄Ca₂(Ti,Nb)₈(Si₄O₁₂)₄(OH,O)₈ · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.45	Komarovite	(Ca,Mn)(Nb,Ti)₂[Si₂O₇](O,F)₃ · 3.5H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmmm
9.CE.45	Natrokomarovite	(Na,Ca,H)₂Nb₂Si₂O₁₀(OH,F)₂ · H₂O	Orth.

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References for Alsakharovite-ZnHide

Reference List:

Chukanov, Nikita V., Pekov, Igor V., Khomyakov, Alexander P. (2002) Recommended nomenclature for labuntsovite-group minerals. European Journal of Mineralogy, 14 (1) 165-173 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2002/0014-0165

Rozenberg, K.A., Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Pekov, I.V., and Chukhanov, N.V. (2002) New zinc-rich representative of the labuntsovite group: crystal structure and microtwinning. Doklady Chemistry, 383(4-6), 110-113.

Jambor, J.L., Roberts, A.C. (2004) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 89, 894-897.

(2023) Alsakharovite-Zn. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Russia (TL)
Murmansk Oblast Lovozersky District Seidozero Lake ⓘ Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt (TL)	Pekov et al. (2003) +1 other reference
ⓘ Pegmatite No. 45	Pekov et al. (2004)

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