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Deynekoite from
Deynekoite type locality, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan


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Deynekoite

Deynekoite type locality, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
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Deynekoite

Deynekoite type locality, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
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Deynekoite

Deynekoite type locality, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
Classification
Species:Deynekoite
Formula:Ca9◻Fe3+(PO4)7
Chemical Analyses:
Empirical formulas:
1(Ca8.90Na0.11K0.02)Σ9.03(Fe3+0.62Mg0.30Al0.05)Σ0.97P6.98V5+0.05O27.70(OH)0.30
Sample references:
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Galuskin, Evgeny V., Stachowicz, Marcin, Galuskina, Irina O., Woźniak, Krzysztof, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail N., Zieliński, Grzegorz (2023) Deynekoite, Ca9□Fe3+(PO4)7 – a new mineral of the merrillite group from phosphide-bearing contact facies of paralava, Hatrurim Complex, Daba-Siwaqa, Jordan. Mineralogical Magazine, 87 (6). 943-954 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.71
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Deynekoite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Deynekoite type locality, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1490451
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1490451:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 66. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (2) 253-257 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-253-2022
Galuskin, Evgeny V., Stachowicz, Marcin, Galuskina, Irina O., Woźniak, Krzysztof, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail N., Zieliński, Grzegorz (2023) Deynekoite, Ca9□Fe3+(PO4)7 – a new mineral of the merrillite group from phosphide-bearing contact facies of paralava, Hatrurim Complex, Daba-Siwaqa, Jordan. Mineralogical Magazine, 87 (6). 943-954 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.71
Galuskin, Evgeny V., Galuskina, Irina O., Kusz, Joachim, Książek, Maria, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zieliński, Grzegorz (2024) Karwowskiite, Ca9(Fe2+0.5□0.5)Mg(PO4)7—A New Merrillite Group Mineral from Paralava of the Hatrurim Complex, Daba-Siwaqa, Jordan. Minerals, 14 (8). 825 doi:10.3390/min14080825
 
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