Unnamed (Na-Ca-Ni Vanadate Garnet)
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Formula:
{NaCa2}[Ni2](V5+3)O12
Colour:
brownish to blackish
Crystal System:
Isometric
Member of:
Slag species (not a valid mineral species), second such after 'Unnamed (Na-Fe Vanadate Garnet)'.
Observed as a major component of a ternary solid-solution system.
Associated with schäferite, liebenbergite, trevorite, bannermanite, albite, nosean, haüyne, and other minerals.
Observed as a major component of a ternary solid-solution system.
Associated with schäferite, liebenbergite, trevorite, bannermanite, albite, nosean, haüyne, and other minerals.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
51231
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:51231:6
Physical Properties of Unnamed (Na-Ca-Ni Vanadate Garnet)
Colour:
Brownish to blackish
Chemistry of Unnamed (Na-Ca-Ni Vanadate Garnet)
Mindat Formula:
{NaCa2}[Ni2](V5+3)O12
Element Weights:
Crystallography of Unnamed (Na-Ca-Ni Vanadate Garnet)
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Ia3d
Setting:
Ia3d
Cell Parameters:
a = 12.388(3) Å
Unit Cell V:
1901.1 ų
Relationship of Unnamed (Na-Ca-Ni Vanadate Garnet) to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of Berzeliite Group:
| Berzeliite | (NaCa2)Mg2(AsO4)3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| Manganberzeliite | (NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| Palenzonaite | (NaCa2)Mn2+2(VO4)3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| Schäferite | (NaCa2)Mg2(VO4)3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| 'Unnamed (Na-Fe Vanadate Garnet)' | {Na3}[Fe3+2](V5+3)O12 |
Other Information
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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References for Unnamed (Na-Ca-Ni Vanadate Garnet)
Reference List:
Koshlyakova, Natalia N., Zubkova, Natalia V., Pekov, Igor V., Giester, Gerald, Pushcharovsky, Dmitry Yu., Chukanov, Nikita V., Voudouris, Panagiotis, Magganas, Andreas, Katerinopoulos, Athanassios (2017) Crystal chemistry of vanadate garnets from old metallurgical slags of Lavrion, Greece. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 194 (1). 19-25 doi:10.1127/njma/2016/0010
Localities for Unnamed (Na-Ca-Ni Vanadate Garnet)
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Greece | |
| Koshlyakova et al. (2017) |
