Mckelveyite
A synonym
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About Mckelveyite
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This page provides mineralogical data about Mckelveyite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
2618
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:2618:1
Similar Names
| Mckelveyite-(Nd) | A valid IMA mineral species - pending publication | NaCaBa3Nd(CO3)6 · 3H2O |
| Mckelveyite-(Y) | A valid IMA mineral species | NaCaBa3Y(CO3)6 · 3H2O |
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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| 0006180 | Mckelveyite-(Y) | Demartin F, Gramaccioli C M, Campostrini I, Diella V (2008) The crystal structure of mckelveyite-(Y)-2M, a new monoclinic polytype from Val Malenco, Italian Alps The Canadian Mineralogist 46 195-203 | ![]() | 2008 | "Cava Fabi," talc quarry near Lanzada, Val Malenco, Lombardy, Italy | 0 | 293 |
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Synonyms of Mckelveyite
Other Language Names for Mckelveyite
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Health Risks:
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Localities for Mckelveyite
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Afghanistan | |
| Yeremenko et al. (1982) |
Bolivia | |
| [Mckelveyite-(Y)] Anthony R. Kampf |
Canada | |
| [Mckelveyite-(Y)] Grice (1989) +1 other reference |
Italy | |
| [Mckelveyite-(Y), Mckelveyite-(Y)-2M] Demartin et al. (2008) |
| [Mckelveyite-(Y)] Demartin et al. (2008) | |
Russia | |
| [Mckelveyite-(Y)] Zaitsev et al. (1997) +3 other references |
| [Mckelveyite-(Y)] PEKOV et al. (2013) | |
| [Mckelveyite-(Y)] Sorokhtina et al. (2008) |
| [Mckelveyite-(Y)] [World of Stones 95:5-6 |
| [Mckelveyite-(Nd)] Bosi et al. (2023) | |
| [Mckelveyite-(Y)] Pekov (2003) | |
| [Mckelveyite-(Y)] ... | |
| [Mckelveyite-(Y)] Zaitsev et al. (2004) |
| [Mckelveyite-(Nd), Mckelveyite-(Y)] ZVMO 119 (6) | |
USA | |
| Wayne C. Shanks et al. (2012) | |
| Robin D. Tibbit (deceased) |
| [Mckelveyite-(Y)] Milton et al. (1965) |





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IMI Fabi Mine, Mt. Motta, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy