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Vishnevite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Vishnevite

Fosso La Nova, Farnese, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Vishnevite, etc.

Kurochkin Log, Vishnevye Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Vishnevite

Farnese, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Vishnevite

Fosso La Nova, Farnese, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Vishnevite, etc.

Kurochkin Log, Vishnevye Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Vishnevite

Farnese, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Vishnevite

Fosso La Nova, Farnese, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Vishnevite

Fosso La Nova, Farnese, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Vishnevite, etc.

Kurochkin Log, Vishnevye Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

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About VishneviteHide

Formula:

(Na,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃) · 2H₂O

Colour:

colourless, light blue, orange-yellow, white

Lustre:

Vitreous, Pearly

Hardness:

5 - 6

Specific Gravity:

2.32 - 2.42

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Member of:

Cancrinite Group > Feldspathoid Group

Name:

Named after its discovery locality, Kurochkin Valley, Vishnevy Gory, Urals, Russia.

Co-Type Localities:

ⓘ Ilmen Nature Reserve, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
ⓘ Kurochkin Log, Vishnevye Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Cancrinite Group. The sulphate analogue of Cancrinite and Hydroxycancrinite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

4190

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4190:0

IMA Classification of VishneviteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA Formula:

Na₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(S⁶⁺O₄)·2H₂O

Type description reference:

Belyankin, D.S. (1931) Zur Mineralogie und Chemie eines Feldspatvertreters aus der "Wischnewy Gory" [Vishnevy Mountains] (Ural). Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Abt. A: 190-196. (in German)

Classification of VishneviteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.FB.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H₂O
B : Tektosilicates with additional anions

Dana 8th ed.:

76.2.5.15

76 : TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework
2 : Al-Si Framework Feldspathoids and related species

Hey's CIM Ref.:

17.10.3

17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
10 : Silicates with sulphate, molybdate or tungstate

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
Vhn	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Pronunciation of VishneviteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of VishneviteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous, Pearly

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Colourless, light blue, orange-yellow, white

Streak:

White

Hardness:

5 - 6 on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

Perfect
Perfect on {1010}, poor on {0001}.

Density:

2.32 - 2.42 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.37 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of VishneviteHide

Type:

Uniaxial (-)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.490 - 1.507 n_ε = 1.488 - 1.495

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.002 - 0.012
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
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Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

Moderate

Chemistry of VishneviteHide

Mindat Formula:

(Na,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃) · 2H₂O

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	46.582 %
Na	17.849 %
Si	16.354 %
Al	15.711 %
S	3.112 %
H	0.391 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Al, C, H, K, Na, O, S, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Crystallography of VishneviteHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Class (H-M):

6 - Pyramidal

Space Group:

P6₃

Cell Parameters:

a = 12.7228(3) Å, c = 5.198(3) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 0.409

Unit Cell V:

728.67 Å³

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0004320	Vishnevite	Della Ventura G, Bellatreccia F, Parodi G C, Camara F, Piccinini M (2007) Single-crystal FTIR and X-ray study of vishnevite, ideally [Na6(SO4)][Na2(H2O)2](Si6Al6O24) American Mineralogist 92 713-721		2007	Latium, Italy	0	293
0005197	Vishnevite	Hassan I, Grundy H D (1984) The character of the cancrinite-vishnevite solid-solution series The Canadian Mineralogist 22 333-349		1984		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Single-crystal FTIR and X-ray study of vishnevite, ideally
 [Na6(SO4)][Na2(H2O)2](Si6Al6O24)
 Sample: Pi4
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_database_code_amcsd 0004320
_chemical_compound_source 'Latium, Italy'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Na1.88 K1.29 Al3 Si3 S.29 O14.62'
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_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      2.288
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 63'
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Na1   0.66667   0.33333   0.13330   0.83000   0.03400
Na2   0.11410   0.22580   0.29400   0.35000   0.02400
K   0.14580   0.28940   0.28930   0.43000   0.04200
Al   0.33840   0.41440   0.75700   1.00000   0.00900
Si   0.08340   0.41340   0.75620   1.00000   0.00800
S   0.00000   0.00000   0.29180   0.29000   0.04500
O1   0.20190   0.40440   0.67990   1.00000   0.01700
O2   0.11920   0.55350   0.73320   1.00000   0.02300
O3   0.03860   0.35990   0.04190   1.00000   0.01800
O4   0.32790   0.35270   0.05970   1.00000   0.01700
O51   0.06150   0.11330   0.67250   0.22000   0.15000
O52   0.04960   0.10900   0.95410   0.25000   0.13900
O6   0.61840   0.30430   0.68930   0.33000   0.06200
O7   0.00000   0.00000   0.07370   0.22000   0.06800
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Na1 0.01900 0.01900 0.06400 0.01000 0.00000 0.00000
Na2 0.01700 0.03900 0.02300 0.02000 -0.00400 -0.00500
K 0.03800 0.06500 0.03200 0.03400 -0.00300 -0.00600
Al 0.00900 0.01000 0.00800 0.00600 0.00000 0.00100
Si 0.00800 0.00900 0.00800 0.00500 0.00000 0.00100
S 0.04000 0.04000 0.05700 0.02000 0.00000 0.00000
O1 0.01000 0.02600 0.01800 0.01100 0.00200 0.00000
O2 0.02200 0.01400 0.03500 0.01100 0.00600 0.00400
O3 0.01400 0.02700 0.01100 0.01100 0.00200 0.00400
O4 0.02100 0.02400 0.01100 0.01500 -0.00100 0.00500

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.273 Å	(100)
3.695 Å	(88)
2.769 Å	(65)
4.742 Å	(50)
2.649 Å	(28)
2.101 Å	(27)
6.4 Å	(25)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks

Type Occurrence of VishneviteHide

Co-Type Localities:

ⓘ Ilmen Nature Reserve, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
ⓘ Kurochkin Log, Vishnevye Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

No designated type material.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Belyankin, D.S. (1931) Zur Mineralogie und Chemie eines Feldspatvertreters aus der "Wischnewy Gory" [Vishnevy Mountains] (Ural). Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Abt. A: 190-196. (in German)

Synonyms of VishneviteHide

Sulfatic Cancrinite

Sulphatic Cancrinite

Other Language Names for VishneviteHide

Dutch:Vishneviet

German:Vishnevit

Russian:Вишневит

Spanish:Vishnevita

Varieties of VishneviteHide

Carbonate-Vishnevite

A carbonate-bearing variety of vishnevite.
Originally reported from Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia.

Relationship of Vishnevite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Cancrinite Group > Feldspathoid Group

Other Members of Cancrinite Group:

Afghanite	(Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
Alloriite	(Na,Ca,K)₂₆Ca₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₄(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
Balliranoite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Si₆Al₆O₂₄)Cl₂(CO₃)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Betzite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Biachellaite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂(OH)_0.5 · H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
Bystrite	(Na,K)₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(S₅)Cl	Trig. 3m : P31c
Cancrinite	(Na,Ca,◻)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃,SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Cancrisilite	Na₇(Al₅Si₇O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3H₂O	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
Carbobystrite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3.5H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
Davyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(Cl₂,SO₄)₂	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
Depmeierite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(PO₄,CO₃)_1-x · 3H₂O (x<0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Fantappièite	[Na_82.5Ca₃₃K_16.5](Si₉₉Al₉₉O₃₉₆)(SO₄)₃₃ · 4H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
Farneseite	(Na,Ca,K)₅₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₇(SO₄)₁₂ · 6H₂O	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
Franzinite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.5H₂O	Hex.
Giuseppettite	(Na,K,Ca)_7-8(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,Cl)_1-2	Trig. 3m : P31c
Hydroxycancrinite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Kircherite	Na₅Ca₂K(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.33H₂O	Trig. 32 : R32
Kyanoxalite	Na₇(Al_6-xSi_6+xO₂₄)(C₂O₄)_0.5+x · 5H₂O (0 < x < 0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Liottite	(Na,K)₁₆Ca₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₃(SO₄)₅Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6
Marinellite	(Na,K)₄₂Ca₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₆(SO₄)₈Cl₂ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
Microsommite	Na₄K₂Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)Cl₂	Hex. 622 : P6₃22
Pitiglianoite	Na₆K₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Quadridavyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
Sacrofanite	(Na₆₁K₁₉Ca₃₂)(Si₈₄Al₈₄O₃₃₆)(SO₄)₂₆Cl₂F₆ · 2H₂O	Hex.
Steudelite	Na₃(K₁₇Ca₇)Ca₄(Al₂₄Si₂₄O₉₆)(SO₃)₆F₆ · 4H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P62c
Sulfhydrylbystrite	Na₅K₂Ca[Al₆Si₆O₂₄](S₅)₂(SH)	Trig. 3m : P31c
Tounkite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)₂Cl · 0.5H₂O	Hex. 622 : P6₂22
'UM2004-48-SiO:AlClCaNaS'	(Na,Ca)₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)_1.7Cl_1.3
'UM2009-23-SiO:AlCCaClHKNaS'	(Na,Ca)₂₄K₁₀[(Si,Al)₆₀O₁₂₀](SO₄)_5.6Cl_1.5(CO₃)_0.4 · 11H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

4 photos of Vishnevite associated with Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
4 photos of Vishnevite associated with Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
2 photos of Vishnevite associated with Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
1 photo of Vishnevite associated with Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
1 photo of Vishnevite associated with Götzenite	NaCa₆Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃
1 photo of Vishnevite associated with Cancrinite Group

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.FB.	Perchukite-(Y)	PbYAsSi₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.FB.	Åsgruvanite-(Ce)	Ce₁₆Ca₅Al(SiO₄)₆(AsO₃)₈(CO₃)₂Cl₄F₃(OH)₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
9.FB.	Steudelite	Na₃(K₁₇Ca₇)Ca₄(Al₂₄Si₂₄O₉₆)(SO₃)₆F₆ · 4H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P62c
9.FB.	Wenlanzhangite-(Y)	Y₂V³⁺₂V⁴⁺₂(SiO₄)₂O₄(OH)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.FB.	Slyudyankaite	Na₂₈Ca₄(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆(S₆)_1/3(CO₂) · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.FB.	Bolotinaite	(Na₇◻)(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)F · 4H₂O	Iso. 43m : I43m
9.FB.	Sapozhnikovite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(HS)₂	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.	Betzite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Quadridavyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.05	Sulfhydrylbystrite	Na₅K₂Ca[Al₆Si₆O₂₄](S₅)₂(SH)	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Marinellite	(Na,K)₄₂Ca₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₆(SO₄)₈Cl₂ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Afghanite	(Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Bystrite	(Na,K)₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(S₅)Cl	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Franzinite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.5H₂O	Hex.
9.FB.05	Kyanoxalite	Na₇(Al_6-xSi_6+xO₂₄)(C₂O₄)_0.5+x · 5H₂O (0 < x < 0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Farneseite	(Na,Ca,K)₅₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₇(SO₄)₁₂ · 6H₂O	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.05	Alloriite	(Na,Ca,K)₂₆Ca₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₄(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Liottite	(Na,K)₁₆Ca₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₃(SO₄)₅Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6
9.FB.05	Depmeierite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(PO₄,CO₃)_1-x · 3H₂O (x<0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Biachellaite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂(OH)_0.5 · H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
9.FB.05	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca,◻)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃,SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Cancrisilite	Na₇(Al₅Si₇O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3H₂O	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
9.FB.05	Fantappièite	[Na_82.5Ca₃₃K_16.5](Si₉₉Al₉₉O₃₉₆)(SO₄)₃₃ · 4H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
9.FB.05	Carbobystrite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3.5H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Microsommite	Na₄K₂Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)Cl₂	Hex. 622 : P6₃22
9.FB.05	Pitiglianoite	Na₆K₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Tounkite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)₂Cl · 0.5H₂O	Hex. 622 : P6₂22
9.FB.05	Balliranoite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Si₆Al₆O₂₄)Cl₂(CO₃)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Giuseppettite	(Na,K,Ca)_7-8(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,Cl)_1-2	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Sacrofanite	(Na₆₁K₁₉Ca₃₂)(Si₈₄Al₈₄O₃₃₆)(SO₄)₂₆Cl₂F₆ · 2H₂O	Hex.
9.FB.05	Kircherite	Na₅Ca₂K(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.33H₂O	Trig. 32 : R32
9.FB.05	Hydroxycancrinite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Davyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(Cl₂,SO₄)₂	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.10	Haüyne	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Lazurite	Na₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)(S₃) · H₂O	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Danalite	Be₃Fe²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Helvine	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Kamaishilite	Ca₂(Al₂SiO₆)(OH)₂	Tet.
9.FB.10	Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Nosean	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂O	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Genthelvite	Be₃Zn₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Bicchulite	Ca₂(Al₂SiO₆)(OH)₂	Iso. 43m : I43m
9.FB.10	Tsaregorodtsevite	(N(CH₃)₄)(AlSi₅O₁₂)	Orth. 222 : I222
9.FB.10	Vladimirivanovite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,S₃,S₂,Cl)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.FB.10	Tugtupite	(BeAlSi)Na₄(SiO₄)₃Cl	Tet. 4 : I4
9.FB.15	Marialite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FB.15	Meionite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄CO₃	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FB.15	Silvialite	(Ca,Na)₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃)	Tet. 4/m : I4/m

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Soviet Physics – Crystallography: 34: 37-39.

Zavaritsky, A.N. (1929) Mem. Soc. Russe Miner.: 58: 201-207.

Belyankin, D.S. (1931) Zur Mineralogie und Chemie eines Feldspatvertreters aus der "Wischnewy Gory" [Vishnevy Mountains] (Ural). Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Abt. A: 190-196. (in German)

(1932) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 17 (6) 251-252 as wischnewite

Stewart, F. H. (1941) On sulphatic cancrinite and analcime (eudnophite) from Loch Borolan, Assynt. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 26 (172) 1-8 doi:10.1180/minmag.1941.026.172.04

Beliankin, D.S. (1944) Vishnevite, and not sulphatic cancrinite. Comptes Rendus (Doklady) de l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS: 42: 304-306.

Leoni, L., Mellini, M., Merlino, S., Orlandi, P. (1979) Cancrinite-like minerals: new data and crystal chemical considerations. Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia: 35: 713-719.

Hassan, I., Grundy, H.D. (1984) The character of the cancrinite-vishnevite solid-solution series. The Canadian Mineralogist: 22: 333-340.

Hassan, I., Grundy, H. D. (1984) The crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, 40 (1) 6-13 doi:10.1107/s0108768184001683

Semyonov, Ye.I., Khomyakov, A.P., Cherepivskaya, G.Ye., Ugryumova, N.G. (1984) Sodian cancrinites of the Lovozero alkaline massif. Mineralog. Zhurnal: 6: 50-54.

Jambor, John L.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; Ercit, T. Scott; Grice, Joel D.; Grew, Edward S. (1988) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 73 (7-8). 927-935

Hassan, I., Buseck, P.R. (1992) The origin of the superstructure and modulations in cancrinite. The Canadian Mineralogist: 30: 49-59.

Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P. R. (1996) Crystal chemistry and IR spectroscopy of Cl- and SO4-bearing cancrinite-like minerals. American Mineralogist, 81 (7) 1003-1012 doi:10.2138/am-1996-7-822

(2001) Vishnevite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Ventura, G. D., Bellatreccia, F., Parodi, G. C., Camara, F., Piccinini, M. (2007) Single-crystal FTIR and X-ray study of vishnevite, ideally [Na6(SO4)][Na2(H2O)2](Si6Al6O24) American Mineralogist, 92 (5) 713-721 doi:10.2138/am.2007.2197

Pekov, I. V., Olysych, L. V., Chukanov, N. V., Zubkova, N. V., Pushcharovsky, D. Y., Van, K. V., Giester, G., Tillmanns, E. (2011) Crystal chemistry of cancrinite-group minerals with an AB-type framework: A review and new data. I. Chemical and structural variations. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (5) 1129-1150 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.5.1129

Chukanov, N. V., Pekov, I. V., Olysych, L. V., Zubkova, N. V., Vigasina, M. F. (2011) Crystal chemistry of cancrinite-group minerals with an AB-type framework: A review and new data. II. IR spectroscopy and its crystal-chemical implications. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (5) 1151-1164 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.5.1151

Gatta, G. Diego, Lotti, Paolo (2016) Cancrinite-group minerals: Crystal-chemical description and properties under non-ambient conditions—A review. American Mineralogist, 101 (2) 253-265 doi:10.2138/am-2016-5282

Martins, Tânia, Kressall, Ryan, Medici, Luca, Chakhmouradian, Anton R. (2017) Cancrinite–vishnevite solid solution from Cinder Lake (Manitoba, Canada): crystal chemistry and implications for alkaline igneous rocks. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (5) 1261-1277 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.165

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Australia
Tasmania Huon Valley municipality Huon-Channel region Cygnet district ⓘ Langdons Point	Bottrill (2021)

Brazil
Minas Gerais Poços de Caldas ⓘ Bortolan quarry	Azzi (2019)
ⓘ Poços de Caldas alkaline complex	Azzi et al. (2018) +1 other reference

Canada
British Columbia Golden Mining Division ⓘ Ice River Alkaline Complex	mentioned in Peterson (1983)
Liard Mining Division ⓘ Zippa Mountain pluton	Coulson et al. (2007)
Manitoba ⓘ Cinder Lake alkaline intrusive	Chakhmouradian et al. (2008) +1 other reference
Nunavut Kivalliq Region ⓘ Kaminak Lake alkalic pluton	Davidson (1970)

DR Congo
North Kivu Rutshuru Territory Bwito ⓘ Lueshe Mine	doi.org/10.1016/0899-5362 (89) +13 other references

Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Vulkaneifel Gerolstein Hillesheim ⓘ Graulay quarry	Blass et al. (2010)
Rockeskyll Rockeskyll volcanic complex ⓘ Auf Dickel (incl. Nonnental)	Riley

Greenland
Sermersooq Kangerlussuaq Fjord ⓘ Gardiner Complex	Petersen et al. (1985)

Guinea
Conakry Region ⓘ Los Archipelago (Los Islands)	Gerasimovskii et al. (Guinea) +7 other references
ⓘ Rouma Island

Italy
Lazio Metropolitan City of Rome Capital ⓘ Alban Hills	Bellatreccia et al. (2006)
Viterbo Province Farnese ⓘ Fosso La Nova	Bellatreccia et al. (2006)
ⓘ Ischia di Castro	Di Domenico Dario
Valentano ⓘ Casale Rosati	Burli et al. (2010)
Vetralla ⓘ Tre Croci	luigi mattei
Lombardy Sondrio Province Chiesa in Valmalenco ⓘ Tremogge Peak
Tuscany Grosseto Province Pitigliano ⓘ Case Collina	Bellatreccia et al. (2006)

Morocco
Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region Aousserd Province Aousserd Caïdat ⓘ Awsard massif	Bea et al. (2013)

Poland
Podlaskie Voivodeship ⓘ Tajno alkaline-carbonatite massif	Grabarczyk et al. (2022)

Russia (TL)
Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Ilmen Nature Reserve (TL)	Pekov (1998)
ⓘ Vishnevye Mountains
ⓘ Kurochkin Log (TL)	Ventura et al. (2007)
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ Koashva Mt	PEKOV et al. (2013)
ⓘ Lovozero Massif	[var: Carbonate-Vishnevite] Nickel et al. (1991)
Lovozersky District ⓘ Sengischorr Mountain	Selivanova et al. (2024)
ⓘ Sakha	[World of Stones 12:49]

UK
Scotland Highland North， West and Central Sutherland Assynt Loch Borralan Complex ⓘ Allt a'Mhuillin Quarry	Ventura et al. (2007)

Ukraine
Donetsk Oblast Starobesheve Raion ⓘ Pokrovo-Kireevo structure (Pokrovo-Kirejevo; Pokrovo-Kireevsk)	Kryvdik S. G. · Sharygin V. V. · Gatsenko V. O. · Lunev E. S. (2016)

USA
California Humboldt County ⓘ Coyote Peak	Czamanske et al. (1980) +3 other references
Colorado Gunnison County White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District) ⓘ Iron Hill deposit ?	Eckel et al. (1997)
New Mexico Colfax County Springer Point of Rocks Mesa ⓘ Point of Rocks Quarry ?	Rocks & Min.: 60:229.

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