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Manganonordite-(Ce), etc.

Pegmatite No. 60, Second Eastern Stream, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Nordite-(Ce), etc.

Palitra pegmatite, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Nordite-(Ce)

Pegmatite No. 66, Motchisuai River Valley, Sengischorr Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Manganonordite-(Ce), etc.

Pegmatite No. 60, Second Eastern Stream, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Nordite-(Ce), etc.

Palitra pegmatite, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Nordite-(Ce)

Pegmatite No. 66, Motchisuai River Valley, Sengischorr Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Manganonordite-(Ce), etc.

Pegmatite No. 60, Second Eastern Stream, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Nordite-(Ce), etc.

Palitra pegmatite, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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About Nordite GroupHide

Member of:

Nordite Supergroup

This page provides mineralogical data about Nordite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

29317

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:29317:4

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0000207	Nordite-(La)	Bakakin V V, Belov N V, Borisov S V, Solovyeva L P (1970) The crystal structure of nordite and its relationship to melilite and datolite-gadolinite American Mineralogist 55 1167-1181		1970		0	293

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data_global
_chemical_name_mineral 'Nordite-(La)'
loop_
_publ_author_name
'Bakakin V V'
'Belov N V'
'Borisov S V'
'Solovyeva L P'
_journal_name_full 'American Mineralogist'
_journal_volume 55 
_journal_year 1970
_journal_page_first 1167
_journal_page_last 1181
_publ_section_title
;
 The crystal structure of nordite and its relationship to melilite and
 datolite-gadolinite
;
_database_code_amcsd 0000207
_chemical_formula_sum 'Na3 Sr La Zn Si6 O17'
_cell_length_a 14.27
_cell_length_b 5.16
_cell_length_c 19.45
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 1432.166
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.717
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P c c a'
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_space_group_symop_operation_xyz
  'x,y,z'
  'x,-y,1/2+z'
  '-x,y,1/2-z'
  '1/2-x,y,1/2+z'
  '1/2+x,-y,1/2-z'
  '1/2+x,y,-z'
  '1/2-x,-y,z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
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_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv
Na1   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.02596
Na2   0.06960   0.01250   0.16930   0.02660
Sr   0.25000   0.00000   0.02170   0.00076
La   0.25000   0.00000   0.31940   0.00494
Zn   0.25000   0.50000   0.16870   0.01153
Si1   0.09800   0.45420   0.06230   0.00773
Si2   0.10190   0.54330   0.27470   0.00583
Si3   0.11160   0.55160  -0.08190   0.00393
O1   0.99550   0.33890   0.08110   0.01064
O2   0.17010   0.29950   0.11010   0.00887
O3   0.11720   0.35370  -0.01310   0.01887
O4   0.10190   0.76400   0.06720   0.02077
O5   0.00000   0.63660   0.25000   0.01621
O6   0.17830   0.70900   0.23210   0.01051
O7   0.12210   0.65030   0.35320   0.01267
O8   0.11780   0.23920   0.27140   0.01596
O9   0.18570   0.22260   0.41730   0.01406

Relationship of Nordite Group to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Nordite Supergroup

Other Members of Nordite Supergroup:

Meieranite

Na₂Sr₃MgSi₆O₁₇

Orth.

Nordite Group Members:

Ferronordite-(Ce)	Na₃SrCeFe²⁺Si₆O₁₇	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pcca
Ferronordite-(La)	Na₃Sr(La,Ce)FeSi₆O₁₇	Orth.
Illoqite-(Ce)	Na₂NaBaCeZnSi₆O₁₇	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pcca
Manganonordite-(Ce)	Na₃SrCeMn²⁺Si₆O₁₇	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pcca
Nordite-(Ce)	(Ce,La)(Sr,Ca)Na₂(Na,Mn)(Zn,Mg)Si₆O₁₇	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pcca
Nordite-(La)	(La,Ce)(Sr,Ca)Na₂(Na,Mn)(Zn,Mg)Si₆O₁₇	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pcca

Click on any node to view relationships. Formula-derived relationship network for the group members above. Use Find related species to add formula-neighbour species outside the current group view. Solid links show inferred chemical differences; dashed violet links show same-formula crystallographic differences. Hydration states are not treated as relationship changes. These relationships do not imply any real-world substitution reactions between these species.

Minerals structurally related to group:

'Vladykinite'

Na₃Sr₄(Fe²⁺Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₄

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Localities for Nordite GroupHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Canada
Québec Montérégie La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM Mont Saint-Hilaire ⓘ Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH)	[Nordite-(Ce)] 131-138. +1 other reference

Greenland
Kujalleq Ilímaussaq complex ⓘ Taseq Slope	[Illoqite-(Ce)] Miyawaki et al. (2021) +1 other reference
Illutalik Island ⓘ Illutalik dyke	[Nordite-(Ce)] Dal Bo et al. (2021)

Russia
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ Eveslogchorr Mt	[Nordite-(Ce)] Yakovenchuk et al. (2005)
ⓘ Wadeite point	[Nordite-(La)] I.V. Pekov data
ⓘ Khibiny Massif	[Nordite-(Ce)] Yakovenchuk et al. (2005)
ⓘ Kukisvumchorr Mt	[Nordite-(La)]
ⓘ Kirovskii apatite mine	[Nordite-(La)] Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)
Lovozersky District Alluaiv Mountain ⓘ Umbozero North quarry	[Nordite-(Ce)] Pekov (1998)
ⓘ Bolshoi Punkaruaiv Mountain	[Ferronordite-(Ce), Ferronordite-(La)] Pekov et al. (2001)
ⓘ Chinglusuai River Valley	[Ferronordite-(Ce)] Pekov et al. (1998) +1 other reference
ⓘ Pegmatite No. 65	[Nordite-(La)] Pekov (1998)
ⓘ Karnasurt Mountain	[Ferronordite-(Ce)] Pekov et al. (1998) +2 other references
Karnasurt mine ⓘ Palitra pegmatite	[Ferronordite-(Ce), Nordite-(Ce)] Pekov (2005)
Second Eastern Stream ⓘ Pegmatite No. 60	[Manganonordite-(Ce)] Pekov et al. (1998) +2 other references
ⓘ Yubileinaya pegmatite	[Nordite-(Ce)] Pekov (1998)
ⓘ Kedykverpakhk Mountain	[Manganonordite-(Ce)] Pekov et al. (1998) +2 other references
ⓘ Malyi Punkaruaiv Mountain	[Ferronordite-(Ce), Manganonordite-(Ce)] Yakovenchuk et al. (2011)
ⓘ Pegmatite No. 71	[Ferronordite-(Ce)] webmineral.ru (n.d.)
Sengischorr Mountain Motchisuai River Valley ⓘ Pegmatite No. 66	[Nordite-(Ce)] Pekov (1998)

Spain
Canary Islands Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province Tenerife Candelaria Barranco Hondo ⓘ ~~Lava flow~~	[Nordite-(Ce)] Dill et al. (2023)

Tajikistan
Districts of Republican Subordination ⓘ Dara-i-Pioz Massif	[Nordite-(Ce)] Belakowski (1991) +2 other references

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