Lovozerite Group
A group of related mineral species
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About Lovozerite Group
Formula:
A3D3G2M(HxSi6O18) · nH2O (x = 0-6)
M = Zr, Ti, Fe3+, Ca
G = Ca, Mn2+, Na, ◻
A = Na, Ca
D = Na, ◻
0 ≤ x ≤ 6 ; n = 0-1
G = Ca, Mn2+, Na, ◻
A = Na, Ca
D = Na, ◻
0 ≤ x ≤ 6 ; n = 0-1
Group of complex zeolite-like cyclosilicates. All minerals of this group contain Na as an essential mineral-forming constituent. They occur in only alkaline rocks.
IMA-accepted nomenclature established by Pekov et al. (2009).
IMA-accepted nomenclature established by Pekov et al. (2009).
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
29304
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:29304:0
Classification of Lovozerite Group
Table 1. End-member structural formulae of lovozerite-group minerals (after Pekov et al. 2009)
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IMA Classification of Lovozerite Group
IMA status notes:
IMA Approved Group Name
Approval year:
2009
First published:
2009
Approval history:
Approved by IMA in January 2009 (Pekov et al. 2009)
Chemistry of Lovozerite Group
Mindat Formula:
A3D3G2M(HxSi6O18) · nH2O (x = 0-6)
M = Zr, Ti, Fe3+, Ca
G = Ca, Mn2+, Na, ◻
A = Na, Ca
D = Na, ◻
0 ≤ x ≤ 6 ; n = 0-1
M = Zr, Ti, Fe3+, Ca
G = Ca, Mn2+, Na, ◻
A = Na, Ca
D = Na, ◻
0 ≤ x ≤ 6 ; n = 0-1
Crystal Structure
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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| 0005045 | Townendite | Grey I E, Macrae C M, Mumme W G, Pring A (2010) Townendite, Na8ZrSi6O18, a new uranium-bearing lovozerite group mineral from the Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, Southern Greenland American Mineralogist 95 646-650 | 2010 | the Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, Southern Greenland | 0 | 293 | |
| 0012385 | Tisinalite | Yamnova N A, Egorov-Tismenko Y K, Pekov I V, Shchegol'kova L V (2003) Crystal structure of tisinalite Na2(Mn,Ca)1-x(Ti,Zr,Nb,Fe3+)[Si6O8(O,OH)10] Crystallography Reports 48 551-556 | 2003 | Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0012370 | Litvinskite | Yamnova N A, Egorov-Tismenko Y K, Pekov I V, Ekimenkova I A (2001) Crystal structure of litvinskite: A new natural member of the lovozerite group Crystallography Reports 46 190-193 | 2001 | Alluaiv mountain, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0012374 | Lovozerite | Yamnova N A, Egorov-Tismenko Y K, Pekov I V (2001) Refined crystal structure of lovozerite Na2CaZr[Si6O12(OH,O)6]*H2O Crystallography Reports 46 937-941 | 2001 | Kola Peninsula, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0010051 | Combeite | Fischer R X, Tillmanns E (1987) Revised data for combeite, Na2Ca2Si3O9 Acta Crystallographica C43 1852-1854 |  | 1987 | synthetic high-temperature form | 0 | 293 |
| 0010050 | Combeite | Fischer R X, Tillmanns E (1987) Revised data for combeite, Na2Ca2Si3O9 Acta Crystallographica C43 1852-1854 | | 1987 | synthetic low-temperature form | 0 | 293 |
| 0010031 | Combeite | Ohsato H, Takeuchi Y, Maki I (1986) Structure of Na4Ca4[Si6O18] Acta Crystallographica C42 934-937 | | 1986 | synthetic low-temperature form | 0 | 293 |
| 0010016 | Combeite | Ohsato H, Maki I, Takeuchi Y (1985) Structure of Na2CaSi2O6 Acta Crystallographica C41 1575-1577 | | 1985 | synthetic high-temperature form | 0 | 293 |
| 0019535 | Combeite | Fischer R X, Tillmanns E (1983) Die Kristallstrukturen von naturlichem Na2Ca2Si3O9 vom Mt.Shaheru (Zaire) und aus dem Mayener Feld (Eifel) Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1983 49-59 | 1983 | Mt. Shaheru, Zaire | 0 | 293 | |
| 0019534 | Combeite | Fischer R X, Tillmanns E (1983) Die Kristallstrukturen von naturlichem Na2Ca2Si3O9 vom Mt.Shaheru (Zaire) und aus dem Mayener Feld (Eifel) Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1983 49-59 | 1983 | Mayener Feld, Eifel, Germany | 0 | 293 | |
| 0012464 | Zirsinalite | Pudovkina Z V, Chernitsova N M, Voronkov A A, Pyatenko Yu A (1980) Crystal structure of zirsinalite Na6Ca{Zr(Si6O18)} Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 250 865-867 | 1980 | Koashva Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0012498 | Kapustinite | Yamnova N A, Egorov-Tismenko Y K, Pekov I V, Shchegol'kova L V (2004) Crystal structure of kapustinite Na5.5Mn0.25Zr[Si6O16(OH)2] - a new mineral of the lovozerite group Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 396 680-685 | 2004 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0012468 | Imandrite | Chernitsova N M, Pudovkina Z V, Voronkov A A, Ilyukhin V V, Pyatenko Y A (1980) Imandrite Na12Ca3Fe2[Si6O18]2 - a representative of a new branch in the lovozerite structural family Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 252 618-621 | 1980 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0012462 | Kazakovite | Voronkov A A, Pudovkina Z V, Blinov V A, Ilyukhin V V, Pyatenko Y A (1979) Crystal structure of kazakovite Na6Mn{Ti[Si6O18]} Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 245 106-109 | 1979 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0015541 | Lovozerite | Ilyukhin V V, Belov N V (1960) Derivation of the structure of lovozerite from sections of the three-dimensional Patterson function Soviet Physics Crystallography 5 186-198 | 1960 | 0 | 293 |
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Other Language Names for Lovozerite Group
Relationship of Lovozerite Group to other Species
Lovozerite Group Members:
| Imandrite Subgroup | ||
| Imandrite | Na12Ca3Fe3+2(Si6O18)2 | Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) |
| Koashvite Subgroup | ||
| Koashvite | Na6(Ca,Mn)(Ti,Fe)Si6O18 · H2O | Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) |
| Zirsinalite-Lovozerite Subgroup | ||
| Combeite | Na4.5Ca3.5Si6O17.5(OH)0.5 | Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m |
| Kapustinite | Na6ZrSi6O16(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| Kazakovite | Na6Mn2+Ti(Si6O18) | Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m |
| Litvinskite | Na2(◻,Na,Mn)ZrSi6O12(OH,O)6 | Mon. m : Bm |
| Lovozerite | Na2Ca(Zr,Ti)(Si6O12)[(OH)4O2] · H2O | Trig. 3 : R3 |
| Tisinalite | Na3H3(Mn,Ca,Fe)TiSi6(O,OH)18 · 2H2O | Trig. 3m(32/m) |
| Townendite | Na8ZrSi6O18 | Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m |
| Zirsinalite | Na6(Ca,Mn2+,Fe2+)Zr(Si6O18) | Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m |
Minerals chemically related to group:
| 'Petarasite' | Na5Zr2(Si6O18)(Cl,OH) · 2H2O |
Other Information
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Localities for Lovozerite Group
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Palitra pegmatite, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia