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Zeravshanite

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Zeravshanite

Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Zeravshanite, etc.

Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Zeravshanite

Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Zeravshanite, etc.

Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Zeravshanite

Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Zeravshanite, etc.

Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

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About ZeravshaniteHide

Formula:

Na₂Cs₄Zr₃[Si₁₈O₄₅]*2H₂O

Colour:

Colorless

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

3.09

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Name:

Named by L.A. Pautov, A.A. Agakhanov, Yu.A. Uvarova, E. Sokolova, and F.C. Hawthorne in 2004 after the Zarafshan Range. The type material was found in moriane of the Dara-i-Pioz glacier at the junction of the Zeravshan, Turkestan, and Alay Ranges in Tajikistan.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

This page provides mineralogical data about Zeravshanite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

25702

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:25702:0

IMA Classification of ZeravshaniteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Na₂Cs₄Zr⁴⁺₃Si₁₈O₄₅·2H₂O

Approval year:

2003

First published:

2004

Type description reference:

Pautov, Leonid A., Agakhanov, Atali A., Uvarova, Yulia A., Sokolova, Elena V., Hawthorne, Frank C. (2004) Zeravshanite, Cs₄Na₂Zr₃(Si₁₈O₄₅)(H₂O)₂, new cesium mineral from Darai-Pioz massif (Tajikistan) New Data on Minerals, 39. Moscow. 21-25

Classification of ZeravshaniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.EA.75

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates
A : Single nets of tetrahedra with 4-, 5-, (6-), and 8-membered rings

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 for Standard
Zer	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 ZeravshaniteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Colorless

Streak:

White

Hardness:

6 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₅₀=805 - 880 kg/mm² - Vickers

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
In one direction

Density:

3.09(5) g/cm³ (Measured) 3.17 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of ZeravshaniteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.585(2) n_β = 1.598(2) n_γ = 1.603(2)

2V:

Calculated: -63°

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.018
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
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Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

Moderate (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Interference Figure:

This shows the idealized biaxial acute bisectrix (Bxa) interference figure - the conoscopic view for a grain cut perpendicular to the acute bisectrix, using this mineral's 2V. The two small white dots mark the melatopes - the points where the two optic axes emerge - and are shown only when they fall within the field of view. The coloured bands are isochromatics, and the dark bands are isogyres.

Rotate the stage: at 0°/90° the isogyres form a cross through the melatopes; at 45° they pull apart into curved hyperbolas. That splitting on rotation - absent in a uniaxial figure - is the standard diagnostic test for telling biaxial minerals from uniaxial ones. If 2V is large, the melatopes may fall outside the field of view, as they often do at the microscope too.

No measured or calculated 2V is on file for this mineral, so the value used here (63°) is estimated from its recorded refractive indices and optic sign, not from a direct 2V measurement.

Thickness: 30 µm

Stage rotation: 0°

Dispersion:

Medium v > r

Chemistry of ZeravshaniteHide

Mindat Formula:

Na₂Cs₄Zr₃[Si₁₈O₄₅]*2H₂O

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	43.850 %
Si	30.451 %
Cs	16.011 %
Zr	8.242 %
Na	1.385 %
H	0.061 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Cs, H, Na, O, Si, Zr - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of ZeravshaniteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

B2/b

Setting:

C2/c

Cell Parameters:

a = 26.3511(8) Å, b = 7.5464(3) Å, c = 22.9769(8) Å
β = 107.237(1)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 3.492 : 1 : 3.045

Unit Cell V:

4,363.88 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005930	Zeravshanite	Uvarova Y A, Sokolova E V, Hawthorne F C, Pautov L A, Agakhanov A A (2004) A novel (Si18O45)18- sheet in the crystal structure of zeravshanite, Cs4Na2Zr3(Si18O45)(H2O)2 The Canadian Mineralogist 42 125-134		2004		0	293

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KA2   0.07532   0.00166   0.50643   0.01000   0.02660
ZrM1   0.17912  -0.00648   0.32024   0.91000   0.00890
TiM1   0.17912  -0.00648   0.32024   0.07000   0.00890
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Si1   0.04249  -0.00854   0.31620   1.00000   0.00970
Si2  -0.00924   0.68043   0.36302   1.00000   0.01090
Si3   0.13751   0.49717   0.49844   1.00000   0.01010
Si4   0.12536   0.78656   0.18612   1.00000   0.01130
Si5   0.12873   0.17752   0.18188   1.00000   0.01170
Si6  -0.01291   0.29072   0.36739   1.00000   0.01050
Si7   0.18290   0.48317   0.13367   1.00000   0.01090
Si8   0.19452   0.19610   0.45256   1.00000   0.01150
Si9   0.19345   0.80347   0.45413   1.00000   0.01210
O1   0.03541   0.80410   0.34790   1.00000   0.01750
O2   0.00615   0.48020   0.34700   1.00000   0.01500
O3   0.12111   0.97850   0.15214   1.00000   0.01640
O4   0.00000   0.00530   0.25000   1.00000   0.02020
O5   0.02927   0.14650   0.35890   1.00000   0.01780
O6   0.15326   0.29640   0.13820   1.00000   0.01900
O7   0.16780   0.17640   0.24980   1.00000   0.01480
O8   0.25862  -0.01780   0.31938   1.00000   0.01570
O9   0.06632   0.72670   0.18600   1.00000   0.01740
O10   0.16334   0.79710   0.25460   1.00000   0.01370
O11   0.07111   0.25260   0.18100   1.00000   0.01780
O12   0.10194   0.01070   0.31440   1.00000   0.01740
O13   0.14828   0.64480   0.14860   1.00000   0.02330
O14   0.18302   0.49360   0.56416   1.00000   0.01470
O15   0.25000   0.75000   0.50000   1.00000   0.02570
O16   0.14702   0.67570   0.46390   1.00000   0.02020
O17   0.14826   0.33050   0.45897   1.00000   0.01850
O18   0.17815   0.00130   0.47190   1.00000   0.01870
O19   0.19696   0.19330   0.38368   1.00000   0.01450
O20   0.19362   0.80070   0.38480   1.00000   0.01720
O21   0.25000   0.25000   0.50000   1.00000   0.02420
O22   0.07918   0.48930   0.50360   1.00000   0.01845
O23  -0.01509   0.29450   0.43600   1.00000   0.01520
O24  -0.01099   0.69380   0.43170   1.00000   0.01610
Ow25   0.25010  -0.02170   0.15900   1.00000   0.08850
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Na 0.01700 0.04810 0.04490 -0.00420 0.00570 0.02260
CsA1 0.02220 0.02390 0.02550 0.00270 0.01070 0.00340
NaA1 0.02220 0.02390 0.02550 0.00270 0.01070 0.00340
CsA2 0.02190 0.03270 0.02750 0.00090 0.01110 0.00350
NaA2 0.02190 0.03270 0.02750 0.00090 0.01110 0.00350
KA2 0.02190 0.03270 0.02750 0.00090 0.01110 0.00350
ZrM1 0.00810 0.01000 0.00840 0.00010 0.00230 -0.00020
TiM1 0.00810 0.01000 0.00840 0.00010 0.00230 -0.00020
FeM1 0.00810 0.01000 0.00840 0.00010 0.00230 -0.00020
ZrM2 0.00750 0.00950 0.00880 0.00000 0.00300 -0.00040
SnM2 0.00750 0.00950 0.00880 0.00000 0.00300 -0.00040
TiM2 0.00750 0.00950 0.00880 0.00000 0.00300 -0.00040
Si1 0.00880 0.01010 0.01030 0.00020 0.00320 -0.00010
Si2 0.01020 0.01030 0.01180 0.00090 0.00270 0.00160
Si3 0.00840 0.01110 0.01070 0.00030 0.00270 -0.00030
Si4 0.00970 0.01120 0.01210 0.00020 0.00220 -0.00110
Si5 0.01050 0.01100 0.01250 -0.00110 0.00160 0.00100
Si6 0.00990 0.01020 0.01160 -0.00060 0.00350 -0.00160
Si7 0.01010 0.01230 0.00990 -0.00040 0.00270 -0.00020
Si8 0.00980 0.01220 0.01220 0.00010 0.00290 -0.00210
Si9 0.01070 0.01230 0.01270 -0.00020 0.00270 0.00220
O1 0.01360 0.01440 0.02540 -0.00160 0.00740 0.00710
O2 0.01660 0.01110 0.02090 -0.00060 0.01110 0.00090
O3 0.02370 0.01080 0.01230 -0.00140 0.00180 0.00100
O4 0.01650 0.02780 0.01320 0.00000 -0.00010 0.00000
O5 0.01740 0.01670 0.01830 0.00640 0.00370 -0.00520
O6 0.02140 0.02020 0.01550 -0.00850 0.00560 0.00110
O7 0.01380 0.01360 0.01570 -0.00160 0.00240 -0.00100
O8 0.01110 0.02120 0.01360 0.00080 0.00170 0.00010
O9 0.01110 0.02330 0.01670 -0.00430 0.00260 -0.00290
O10 0.01020 0.01450 0.01460 -0.00070 0.00080 0.00020
O11 0.01070 0.02510 0.01530 0.00260 0.00010 0.00170
O12 0.01130 0.02090 0.02130 -0.00040 0.00680 0.00160
O13 0.02310 0.02300 0.02280 0.00750 0.00550 -0.00730
O14 0.01250 0.02100 0.01030 0.00180 0.00280 -0.00130
O15 0.01530 0.03270 0.02410 -0.00080 -0.00170 0.01320
O16 0.01580 0.01880 0.02430 -0.00280 0.00350 0.00780
O17 0.01360 0.02200 0.01740 0.00550 0.00110 -0.00740
O18 0.02830 0.01210 0.02020 -0.00020 0.01390 0.00040
O19 0.01610 0.01500 0.01270 -0.00060 0.00470 -0.00090
O20 0.02110 0.01470 0.01590 -0.00060 0.00560 -0.00010
O21 0.01170 0.03450 0.02180 0.00010 -0.00210 -0.00990
O22 0.01050 0.02510 0.02110 -0.00040 0.00690 -0.00130
O23 0.01890 0.01420 0.01290 -0.00150 0.00510 0.00010
O24 0.02120 0.01450 0.01290 0.00150 0.00540 0.00080
Ow25 0.05950 0.13400 0.07000 0.04100 0.01620 -0.03540

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.35 Å	(100)
3.14 Å	(90)
2.62 Å	(70)
6.32 Å	(50)
3.65 Å	(50)
2.82 Å	(50)
3.25 Å	(40)

Locality:

Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Reference:

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
34 : Complex granite pegmatites

Type Occurrence of ZeravshaniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

General Appearance of Type Material:

Tabular crystals to 0.1 mm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

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

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Aegirine	Baratovite	Calcite	Fluorite	Leucosphenite
Neptunite	Pectolite	Polylithionite	Pyrochlore Group	Quartz
Reedmergnerite	Stillwellite-(Ce)

Reference:

Synonyms of ZeravshaniteHide

IMA2003-034

Other Language Names for ZeravshaniteHide

Dutch:Zeravshaniet

German:Zeravshanit

Russian:Зеравшанит

Simplified Chinese:单斜锆铯大隅石

Traditional Chinese:單斜鋯銫大隅石

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

2 photos of Zeravshanite associated with Quartz

SiO₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.EA.	Hydroxymcglassonite-(K)	KSr₄Si₈O₂₀(OH) · 8H₂O	Tet.
9.EA.	Miyawakiite-(Y)	◻Y₄Fe₂(Si₈O₂₀)(CO₃)₄(H₂O)₃	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4/mcm
9.EA.	Bussyite-(Y)	(Y,REE,Ca)₃(Na,Ca)₆MnSi₉Be₅(O,OH,F)₃₄	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EA.	Hydroxyapophyllite-(NH4)	(NH₄)Ca₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH)(H₂O)₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m)
9.EA.	Fluorapophyllite-(NH4)	NH₄Ca₄(Si₈O₂₀)F · 8H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mnc
9.EA.05	Gillespite	BaFe²⁺Si₄O₁₀	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/ncc
9.EA.05	Cuprorivaite	CaCuSi₄O₁₀	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/ncc
9.EA.05	Wesselsite	SrCuSi₄O₁₀	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/ncc
9.EA.05	Effenbergerite	BaCuSi₄O₁₀	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/ncc
9.EA.07	Fluorapophyllite-(Cs)	CsCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)F · 8H₂O	Tet.
9.EA.10	Ekanite	Ca₂ThSi₈O₂₀	Tet. 422 : I422
9.EA.15	Fluorapophyllite-(Na)	NaCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)F · 8H₂O	Orth.
9.EA.15	Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mnc
9.EA.15	Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m)
9.EA.20	Magadiite	Na₂Si₁₄O₂₉ · 11H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
9.EA.25	Dalyite	K₂ZrSi₆O₁₅	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EA.25	Davanite	K₂TiSi₆O₁₅	Tric.
9.EA.30	Sazhinite-(La)	Na₃La[Si₆O₁₅] · 2H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pmm2
9.EA.30	Sazhinite-(Ce)	Na₃CeSi₆O₁₅ · 2H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pmm2
9.EA.35	Armstrongite	CaZr[Si₆O₁₅] · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EA.40	Okenite	Ca₁₀Si₁₈O₄₆ · 18H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EA.45	Perettiite-(Y)	Y₂Mn₄FeSi₂B₈O₂₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmna
9.EA.45	Nekoite	Ca₃Si₆O₁₅ · 7H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EA.45	Badakhshanite-(Y)	Y₂Mn₄Al(Si₂B₇BeO₂₄)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
9.EA.47	Shlykovite	KCa[Si₄O₉(OH)] · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.EA.50	Diegogattaite	Na₂CaCu₂Si₈O₂₀ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EA.50	Cavansite	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.EA.52	Yangite	PbMnSi₃O₈ · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EA.55	Pentagonite	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O	Orth. mm2
9.EA.60	Penkvilksite	Na₄Ti₂Si₈O₂₂ · 4H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
9.EA.60	Tumchaite	Na₂Zr(Si₄O₁₁) · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.EA.65	Nabesite	Na₂BeSi₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
9.EA.70	Ajoite	(K,Na)Cu₇AlSi₉O₂₄(OH)₆ · 3H₂O	Tric.
9.EA.80	Bussyite-(Ce)	(Ce,REE)₃(Na,H₂O)₆MnSi₉Be₅(O,OH)₃₀F₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EA.85	Plumbophyllite	Pb₂Si₄O₁₀ · H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn

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Uvarova, Y. A., Sokolova, E., Hawthorne, F. C., Pautov, L. A., Agakhanov, A. A. (2004) A novel [Si1₈O₄₅]₁₈- sheet in the crystal structure of zeravshanite, Cs₄Na₂Zr₃[Si₁₈O₄₅](H₂O)₂. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (1) 125-134 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.1.125

Locock, Andrew J., Piilonen, Paula C., Ercit, T. Scott, Rowe, Ralph (2006) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 91 (1) 216-224 doi:10.2138/am.2006.454

(2007) New Minerals From Former Soviet Union Countries 1998-2006. Mineralogical Almanac Vol. 11

(2015) Zeravshanite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Tajikistan (TL)

Districts of Republican Subordination

ⓘ Dara-i-Pioz Massif (TL)

Pautov et al. (2004) +3 other references

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