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Suolunite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Suolunite

Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

Suolunite

Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

Suolunite

Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

Suolunite

Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

Suolunite

Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

Suolunite

Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

Suolunite

Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

Suolunite

Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

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About SuoluniteHide

Formula:

Ca₂(H₂Si₂O₇) · H₂O

Colour:

Snow-white, blue, colorless, pink

Lustre:

Vitreous, Resinous

Hardness:

3½

Specific Gravity:

2.63 - 2.68

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

Named after its discovery locality, Suolun massif, Inner Mongolia, China.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Suolun massif, Horqin Right Front Banner (Ke'erqin Youyi Qianqi), Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, China

This page provides mineralogical data about Suolunite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

3829

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:3829:0

Similar NamesHide

Sahlinite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	Pb₁₄(AsO₄)₂O₉Cl₄
Selenite	A variety of Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Selenite (of Rau)	A synonym of Berzelianite
Sillénite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	Bi₁₂SiO₂₀
Zuolinite	A valid IMA mineral species - pending publication	Ba₂Sr(Nb_4.5Fe³⁺_0.5)O₁₅

IMA Classification of SuoluniteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Ca₂Si₂O₅(OH)₂·H₂O

First published:

1965

Type description reference:

Huang, Y.-H. (1965) Suolunite, a new mineral. Geological Review: 23(1): 7. (in Chinese)

Classification of SuoluniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.BE.10

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
B : Sorosilicates
E : Si₂O₇ groups, with additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination

Dana 8th ed.:

56.2.4.14

56 : SOROSILICATES Si₂O₇ Groups, With Additional O, OH, F and H₂O
2 : Si₂O₇ Groups and O, OH, F, and H₂O with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination

Hey's CIM Ref.:

14.5.16

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
5 : Silicates of Ca

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
Suo	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 SuoluniteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous, Resinous

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Snow-white, blue, colorless, pink

Streak:

White

Hardness:

3½ on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

Poor/Indistinct

Density:

2.63 - 2.68 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.673(3) g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of SuoluniteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.610 - 1.612 n_β = 1.620 n_γ = 1.623

2V:

Measured: 30° to 35°, Calculated: 56°

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.011 - 0.013
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.

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Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

High (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.

Thickness: 30 µm

Stage rotation: 0°

Dispersion:

relatively strong

Optical Extinction:

X = a; Y = c; Z = b.

Chemistry of SuoluniteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ca₂(H₂Si₂O₇) · H₂O

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	47.696 %
Ca	29.870 %
Si	20.932 %
H	1.502 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Ca, H, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Sr,Na,K

Crystallography of SuoluniteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mm2 - Pyramidal

Space Group:

Fdd2

Cell Parameters:

a = 19.8205(4) Å, b = 6.0034(1) Å, c = 11.1501(2) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 3.302 : 1 : 1.857

Unit Cell V:

1,326.75 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

As coarse-bladed crystals, to 3 mm, in stellate aggregates; fine-granular massive.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0012227	Suolunite	Ma Z, Shi N, Mou G, Liao L (1999) Crystal structure refinement of suolunite and its significance to the cement techniques Chinese Science Bulletin 44 2125-2130		1999	Suolun, China	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Crystal structure refinement of suolunite and its significance to the cement
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Si   0.18400   0.50220   0.16090   0.00060
O1   0.25000   0.50330   0.25000   0.00130
O2   0.16220   0.75050   0.12850   0.00090
O3   0.12660   0.34800   0.21860   0.00090
O4   0.21420   0.38730   0.03590   0.00100
O5   0.25000   0.02830   0.25000   0.00170
H1   0.27300  -0.05740   0.29200   0.00500
H2   0.19230   0.26030  -0.00780   0.00500
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Ca 0.00080 0.00090 0.00070 0.00010 0.00010 0.00000
Si 0.00060 0.00060 0.00060 0.00000 0.00010 0.00010
O1 0.00140 0.00100 0.00160 0.00000 -0.00100 0.00000
O2 0.00100 0.00070 0.00100 0.00030 0.00000 0.00030
O3 0.00100 0.00080 0.00090 -0.00020 0.00010 0.00000
O4 0.00090 0.00130 0.00090 -0.00010 0.00010 -0.00020
O5 0.00180 0.00080 0.00250 0.00000 -0.00070 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
4.133 Å	(100)
2.687 Å	(85)
3.173 Å	(81)
2.849 Å	(62)
2.647 Å	(51)
2.558 Å	(37)
2.331 Å	(26)

Locality:

Al Khawd, Bawshar, Muscat Governorate, Oman

Reference:

Stanger, Gordon, Neal, Colin (1984) A new occurrence of suolunite, from Oman. Mineralogical Magazine, 48 (346) 143-146 doi:10.1180/minmag.1984.048.346.22

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere	>4.45
14 : Hot springs, geysers, and other subaerial geothermal minerals
Near-surface Processes
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)

Type Occurrence of SuoluniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Suolun massif, Horqin Right Front Banner (Ke'erqin Youyi Qianqi), Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, China

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

National Museum for Geology, Beijing, China, M05881.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In veins cutting harzburgites in an ultramafic intrusive.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Tobermorite

Reference:

Huang, Y.-H. (1965) Suolunite, a new mineral. Geological Review: 23(1): 7. (in Chinese)

Other Language Names for SuoluniteHide

Dutch:Suoluniet

German:Suolunit

Russian:Суолунит

Spanish:Suolunita

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9.BE.	Calciomurmanite	(Na,◻)₂Ca(Ti,Mg,Nb)₄[Si₂O₇]₂O₂(OH,O)₂(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.	Cámaraite	Ba₃Na(Fe²⁺,Mn)₈Ti₄(Si₂O₇)₄O₄(OH,F)₇	Tric. 1
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9.BE.	Madeiraite	Na₂Ca₂Fe₂Zr₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
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9.BE.	Longshoushanite-(Ce)	Ce₄MgAl₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.	Moxuanxueite	NaCa₆Zr(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.	Delhuyarite-(Ce)	Ce₄Mg(Fe³⁺,W)₃◻(Si₂O₇)₂O₆(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.	Christofschäferite-(Ce)	Ce₃CaMnTiFe³⁺Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BE.X	Asimowite	Fe²⁺₄O(Si₂O₇)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Imma
9.BE.	Biraite-(La)	La₂Fe²⁺(CO₃)(Si₂O₇)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.	Pilanesbergite	Na₂Ca₂Fe₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.02	Wadsleyite	Mg₄O(Si₂O₇)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Imma
9.BE.02	Ohtaniite	Mg₃(Si_0.5◻_0.5)Si₂O₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Imma
9.BE.05	Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
9.BE.05	Hennomartinite	SrMn³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
9.BE.05	Cortesognoite	CaV₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
9.BE.05	Noelbensonite	BaMn³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mm2
9.BE.05	Itoigawaite	SrAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
9.BE.07	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.BE.07	Amamoorite	CaMn²⁺₂Mn³⁺(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.07	Manganilvaite	CaFe²⁺Fe³⁺Mn²⁺(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.12	Jaffeite	Ca₆(Si₂O₇)(OH)₆	Trig. 3 : P3
9.BE.15	Fresnoite	Ba₂Ti(Si₂O₇)O	Tet. 4mm : P4bm
9.BE.17	Janhaugite	(Na,Ca)₃(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₃(Ti,Zr,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BE.17	Burpalite	Na₂CaZr(Si₂O₇)F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.17	Niocalite	(Ca,Nb)₄(Si₂O₇)(O,OH,F)₂	Mon. m
9.BE.17	Normandite	NaCa(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb,Zr)(Si₂O₇)OF	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.17	Hiortdahlite	Na₂Ca₄(Ca_0.5Zr_0.5)Zr(Si₂O₇)2OF₃	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.17	Låvenite	Na₂Ca₂Mn₂Zr₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.17	Cuspidine	Ca₈(Si₂O₇)₂F₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.17	Wöhlerite	Na₂Ca₄ZrNb(Si₂O₇)₂O₃F	Mon. 2 : P2₁
9.BE.17	Baghdadite	Ca₆Zr₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.20	Nacareniobsite-(Ce)	Na₃Ca₃(Ce,REE)Nb(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.20	Roumaite	(Ca,Na,REE,◻)₇(Nb,Ti)[Si₂O₇]₂OF₃	Mon. m : Bb
9.BE.20	Rinkite-(Ce)	(Ca₃Ce)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.20	Nacareniobsite-(Nd)	Ca₂(CaNd)Na₃Nb(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.20	Rinkite-(Y)	Na₂Ca₄YTi(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.20	Mosandrite-(Ce)	(Ca₃REE)[(H₂O)₂Ca_0.5◻_0.5]Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.22	Hainite-(Y)	Na₂Ca₄(Y,REE)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.22	Rosenbuschite	Na₆Ca₆Zr₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₄O₂F₆	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.22	Götzenite	NaCa₆Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.22	Fogoite-(Y)	Na₃Ca₂Y₂Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.22	Kochite	Na₃Ca₂MnZrTi(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.23	Dovyrenite	Ca₆Zr(Si₂O₇)₂(OH)₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnnm
9.BE.25	Lamprophyllite	(Na,Mn²⁺)₃(Sr,Na)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₃(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH,O,F)₂	Mon. 2/m
9.BE.25	Seidozerite	Na₄MnZr₂Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
9.BE.25	Nabalamprophyllite	(BaNa)Ti₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/m
9.BE.25	Schüllerite	Ba₂Na(Mn,Ca)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.25	Ericssonite	BaMn²⁺₂Fe³⁺(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.25	Grenmarite	Na₄MnZr₃(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
9.BE.25	Kazanskyite	BaNa₃Ti₂Nb(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.25	Saamite	Ba◻Na₃Ti₂Nb(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)F(H₂O)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.25	Emmerichite	Ba₂Na(Na,Fe²⁺)₂(Fe³⁺,Mg)Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.25	Barytolamprophyllite	(Ba,Na)₂(Na,Ti,Fe³⁺)₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O(OH,F)	Mon.
9.BE.25	'Ericssonite-2O'	BaMn²⁺₂Fe³⁺(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	Orth.
9.BE.25	Fluorbarytolamprophyllite	(Ba,Sr)₂[(Na,Fe²⁺)₃(Ti,Mg)F₂][Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂]	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.25	Fluorlamprophyllite	Na₃(SrNa)Ti₃(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.25	Lileyite	Ba₂(Na,Fe,Ca)₃MgTi₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.27	Kolskyite	CaNa₂Ti₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₄(H₂O)₇	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.27	Vigrishinite	NaZnTi₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₃(OH)(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.27	Selivanovaite	NaFe³⁺Ti₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₄(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.27	Murmanite	Na₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)O₂ · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.30	Epistolite	(Na◻)Nb₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.32	Lomonosovite	Na₅Ti₂(Si₂O₇)(PO₄)O₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.35	Vuonnemite	Na₁₁Ti⁴⁺Nb₂(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)₂O₃(F,OH)	Tric.
9.BE.37	Sobolevite	Na₁₃Ca₂Mn₂Ti₃(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)₄O₃F₃	Mon. m : Pb
9.BE.40	Ferroinnelite	Ba₄Ti₂Na(NaFe²⁺)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂[(SO₄)(PO₄)]O₂[O(OH)]	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.40	Phosphoinnelite	Na₃Ba₄Ti₃(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄,SO₄)₂O₂F	Tric.
9.BE.40	Innelite	Ba₄Ti₂Na(NaMn²⁺)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂[(SO₄)(PO₄)]O₂[O(OH)]	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.42	Yoshimuraite	Ba₂Mn₂Ti(Si₂O₇)(PO₄)O(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.42	Horiite	Ba₂Mn₂Mn₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.45	Quadruphite	Na₆Na₂(CaNa)₂Na₂Ti₂Na₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)₄O₄F₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.47	Polyphite	Na₅(Na₄Ca₂)Ti₂(Si₂O₇)(PO₄)₃O₂F₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.50	Shkatulkalite	Na₂Nb₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(FO)(H₂O)₄(H₂O)₃	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.50	Bornemanite	Na₆BaTi₂Nb(Si₂O₇)₂(PO₄)O₂(OH)F	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.55	Hejtmanite	Ba₂Mn²⁺₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂F₂	Tric. 1
9.BE.55	Bykovaite	(Ba,Na,K)₂(Na,Ti,Mn)₄(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(H₂O,F,OH)₂ · 3.5H₂O	Mon. 2/m
9.BE.55	Nechelyustovite	(Ba,Sr,K)₂(Na,Ti,Mn)₄(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(O,H₂O,F)₂ · 4.5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.55	Bafertisite	Ba₂Fe²⁺₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂F₂	Tric.
9.BE.60	Delindeite	(Na,K)₂(Ba,Ca)₂(Ti,Fe,Al)₃(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.62	'Orthochevkinite'	(Ce,La,Ca,Na,Th)₄(Fe²⁺,Mg)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₃Si₄O₂₂	Orth.
9.BE.62 va	'Strontium Perrierite'	(Ce,Sr,La,Ca)₄Fe²⁺(Ti,Zr,Fe)₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈
9.BE.62	'Chevkinite-(Nd)'	(Nd,REE)₄(Fe²⁺,Mg)(Fe²⁺,Ti,Fe³⁺)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈ ?
9.BE.62	'Perrierite-(Nd)'	Nd₄MgFe³⁺₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈ ?
9.BE.65	Bussenite	Na₂Ba₂Fe²⁺Ti(Si₂O₇)(CO₃)(OH)₃F	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.67	Jinshajiangite	BaNaFe²⁺₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂F	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.67	Perraultite	BaNaMn²⁺₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂F	Tric. 1
9.BE.70	Dingdaohengite-(Ce)	(Ce,La)₄Fe²⁺(Ti,Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe³⁺)₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.70	Perrierite-(Ce)	Ce₄MgFe³⁺₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.70	Karnasurtite-(Ce)	(Ce,La,Th)(Ti,Nb)(Al,Fe)(Si₂O₇)(OH)₄ · 3H₂O	Amor.
9.BE.70	Maoniupingite-(Ce)	(Ce,Ca)₄(Fe³⁺,Ti,Fe²⁺,◻)(Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Nb)₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.70	Matsubaraite	Sr₄Ti₅(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.70	Rengeite	Sr₄ZrTi₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.70	Polyakovite-(Ce)	(Ce,Ca)₄(Mg,Fe²⁺)(Cr³⁺,Fe³⁺)₂(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.70	Hezuolinite	(Sr,REE)₄Zr(Ti,Fe³⁺)₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BE.70	'UM2008-53-SiO:SrTiZr'	Sr₄ZrTi₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
9.BE.70	Chevkinite-(Ce)	Ce₄(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₅O₈(Si₂O₇)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.70	Perrierite-(La)	(La,Ce,Ca)₄(Fe²⁺,Mn)(Ti,Fe³⁺,Al)₄[(Si₂O₇)O₄]₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.70	Strontiochevkinite	(Sr,La,Ce,Ca)₄Fe²⁺(Ti,Zr)₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.72	Fersmanite	Ca₄(Na,Ca)₄(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₈F₃	Tric.
9.BE.75	Belkovite	Ba₃(Nb,Ti)₆(Si₂O₇)₂O₁₂	Hex. 6m2 : P62m
9.BE.77	Nasonite	Pb₆Ca₄(Si₂O₇)₃Cl₂	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.BE.80	Melanotekite	Pb₂Fe³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)O₂	Orth. 222 : C222₁
9.BE.80	Kentrolite	Pb₂Mn³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)O₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcm
9.BE.82	Alexkuznetsovite-(La)	La₂Mn(CO₃)(Si₂O₇)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.82	Tilleyite	Ca₅(Si₂O₇)(CO₃)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.85	Killalaite	Ca_6.4(H_0.6Si₂O₇)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BE.87	Stavelotite-(La)	(La,Nd,Ca)₃Mn²⁺₃Cu(Mn³⁺,Fe³⁺,Mn⁴⁺)₂₆(Si₂O₇)₆O₃₀	Trig. 3 : P3₁
9.BE.90	Magnesiorowlandite-(Y)	Y₄(Mg,Fe)(Si₂O₇)₂F₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.90	Biraite-(Ce)	Ce₂Fe²⁺(Si₂O₇)(CO₃)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BE.92	Cervandonite-(Ce)	(Ce,Nd,La)(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Ti,Al)₃O₂(Si₂O₇)(As³⁺O₃)(OH)	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.BE.92	Chirvinskyite	(Na,Ca)₁₃(Fe,Mn,◻)₂(Ti,Zr)₅(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,O)₁₂ · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.95	Rusinovite	Ca₁₀(Si₂O₇)₃Cl₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
9.BE.95	Batisivite	BaV³⁺₈Ti₆(Si₂O₇)O₂₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.BE.97	Schlüterite-(Y)	(Y,REE)₂AlSi₂O₇(OH)₂F	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b

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Piezoelectric.

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dissolution in dilute HC1 to yield gelatinous silica

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Huang, Y.-H. (1965) Suolunite, a new mineral. Geological Review: 23(1): 7. (in Chinese)

Zeug, R., Xue, J., Peug, Z. (1965) The crystalline structure of suolunite. Kexue Tongbao: 7: 648-650. (in Chinese)

Huang, Y.-H. (1965) Suolunite, a new mineral. Geological Review: 23(1): 7. (in Chinese)

Tseng, J.K., Hsueh, C.Y., Peng, C.C. (1966) The crystal structure of suolunite. Kexue Tongbao: 17: 45-48. (in English)

Fleischer, Michael (1967) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 52 (3-4) 559-564

Fleischer, M. (1968) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 53 (1-2). 348-351

Lin, Z. (1974) The crystalline structure of suolunite. Scientia Geologica Sinica: 1974: 117-131.

Stojanovic, D., Dordevic, D., & Derkovic, B. (1974) Suolunite and tobermorite in the diabase rocks of Kulaski, near Doboj, Bosnia, Yugoslavia. Glas. Prir. Muz. Beogradu, ser. A: 29: 5-15. (in Serbian)

Minakawa, T.O., Inaba, K.L., Noto, S.T. (1983) Suolunite from Shiraki, Toba City, Mie Prefecture. J. Geol. Soc. Kyoto: 37: 96-97.

Stanger, Gordon, Neal, Colin (1984) A new occurrence of suolunite, from Oman. Mineralogical Magazine, 48 (346) 143-146 doi:10.1180/minmag.1984.048.346.22

Ma, Z.S., Shi, N.C., Mou, G.D., Liao, L.B. (1999) Crystal structure refinement of suolunite and its significance to the cement techniques. Chinese Science Bulletin: 44: 2125-2130.

Ho, K.S., Chen, J.C., You, C.H., Hsu, S.C., Huang, M.H. (2009) The first occurrence of Suolunite in Taiwan. Coll. and Res.: 22: 1-13.

Amabili, Marco, Spertini, Francesco, Auguste, Marc B., Bonin, Gilles (2009) Famous mineral localities: The Lac d'Amiante Mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Quebec. The Mineralogical Record, 40 (4) 297-304

(2021) Suolunite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska Doboj ⓘ Spa Kulaski	Stojanovic et al. (1974) +1 other reference

Canada
Northwest Territories ⓘ Lac de Gras	Anton R. Chakhmouradian and Roger H. Mitchell (2001) +1 other reference
Québec Chaudière-Appalaches Les Appalaches RCM Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine ⓘ Mine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; "LAB Mine"; "Black Lake Mine")	László Horváth (p.c., 2003) +1 other reference

China (TL)
Inner Mongolia Hinggan League Horqin Right Front Banner (Ke'erqin Youyi Qianqi) ⓘ Suolun massif (TL)	Huang (1965)

Japan
Mie Prefecture Toba City ⓘ Shiraki	Minakawa et al (1982)

Oman
Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate ⓘ Graviere	Chavagnac et al. (2013)
Al Batinah North Governorate ⓘ Two shoes	Chavagnac et al. (2013)
ⓘ Two shoes spring ?	Chavagnac et al. (2013)
Muscat Governorate Bawshar ⓘ Al Khawd	Stanger et al. (1984) +1 other reference

Poland
Silesian Voivodeship Bytom Bobrek ⓘ Bobrek heap ?	Ł. Kruszewski EPMA/PXRD data +1 other reference

Taiwan
Taitung County Beinan Township ⓘ Shanyuan	Kung-Suan Ho et al (2009)

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