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Vorobyevite

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Russian mineralogist V.I. Vorob'yev (1875-1906)
Formula:
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Name:
Named for outstanding Russian mineralogist Victor Ivanovich Vorob'yev (1875 - August 1906), conservator of the collection of minerals in the Geological Museum of the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg.
An alkali-beryl originally from the Lipovka Mine (Lipovskaya Mine; Lipovaya Mine), Lipovka pegmatite field, Rezh District, Central Urals, Urals Region, Russia.

The name has been applied to both colourless caesium-bearing beryls from the Urals and rose-coloured and colourless alkali-rich beryls from Madagascar. [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"], see vorobyevite (of Lacroix).

Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Vorobyevite.



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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
4208
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:4208:2

Classification of VorobyeviteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
9.CJ.05 va

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
J : [Si6O18]12- 6-membered single rings (sechser-Einfachringe), without insular complex anions

Pronunciation of VorobyeviteHide

Pronunciation:
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Jolyon RalphUnited Kingdom

Chemistry of VorobyeviteHide

Mindat Formula:
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O53.579 %
Si31.351 %
Al10.040 %
Be5.030 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
O
Si
Al
Be
Elements listed:
Al, Be, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Synonyms of VorobyeviteHide

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Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

9.CJ.ZolotareviteNa5Zr[Si6O15(OH)3] · 3H2OTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.'Avdeevite'NaAl4(Be5Li)(Si6O18)2(H2O)1-2Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
9.CJ.'Beryllocordierite-Na'NaMg4(Al5Be)(AlSi5O18)2 · 2H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
9.CJ.SachanbińskiiteNaMn4(Al5Be)(AlSi5O18)2 · 2H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
9.CJ.NakkaalaaqiteK2[Na3Ca]LiCa2Ti2Be4Si12O38Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Fddd
9.CJ.05Johnkoivulaite-(Cs)Cs[Be2B]Mg2Si6O18Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.05BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.05BazziteBe3Sc2(Si6O18)Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.05Ferroindialite(Fe2+,Mg)2Al4Si5O18Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.05StoppaniiteBe3Fe3+2(Si6O18) · H2OHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.05IndialiteMg2Al3(AlSi5O18)Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.10SekaninaiteFe2+2Al4Si5O18Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
9.CJ.10CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
9.CJ.15aZirsinaliteNa6(Ca,Mn2+,Fe2+)Zr(Si6O18)Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.15aKapustiniteNa6ZrSi6O16(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CJ.15aTownenditeNa8ZrSi6O18Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.15aCombeiteNa4.5Ca3.5Si6O17.5(OH)0.5Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.15aKazakoviteNa6Mn2+Ti(Si6O18)Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.15aTisinaliteNa3H3(Mn,Ca,Fe)TiSi6(O,OH)18 · 2H2OTrig. 3m(32/m)
9.CJ.15aLovozeriteNa2Ca(Zr,Ti)(Si6O12)[(OH)4O2] · H2OTrig. 3 : R3
9.CJ.15aLitvinskiteNa2(◻,Na,Mn)ZrSi6O12(OH,O)6Mon. m : Bm
9.CJ.15cKoashviteNa6(Ca,Mn)(Ti,Fe)Si6O18 · H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.CJ.15bImandriteNa12Ca3Fe3+2(Si6O18)2Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.CJ.25BaratoviteKCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.CJ.25AleksandroviteKCa7Sn2Li3Si12O36F2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.CJ.25KatayamaliteKLi3Ca7Ti2(SiO3)12(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.CJ.30DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2OTrig. 3 : R3
9.CJ.35KostyleviteK2Zr(Si3O9) · H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
9.CJ.40PetarasiteNa5Zr2(Si6O18)(Cl,OH) · 2H2OMon. 2/m : P21/m
9.CJ.45Gerenite-(Y)(Ca,Na)2(Y,REE)3Si6O18 · 2H2OTric. 1 : P1
9.CJ.50OdintsoviteK2Na4Ca3Ti2Be4Si12O38Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Fddd
9.CJ.55MathewrogersitePb7FeAl3GeSi12O36(OH,H2O)6Trig.
9.CJ.60Pezzottaite-(Cs)Cs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)Trig. 3 : R3

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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Localities for VorobyeviteHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - 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.
Australia
 
  • New South Wales
    • Farnell Co.
      • Byjerkerno Creek
Lishmund (1982)
Russia
 
  • Sverdlovsk Oblast
    • Rezhevsky District
      • Lipovsk pegmatite field
Clark (1993)
  • Zabaykalsky Krai
    • Krasnochikoysky District
      • Krasnyi Chikoy
        • Malkhan pegmatite field
Kasatkin et al. (2020)
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