Zirconolite-2M
A structural variant of Zirconolite
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Formula:
(Ca,REE)2Zr2(Ti,Nb)3FeO14
From Chukanov et al. (2018)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
The name is derived from its zirconium content.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
6659
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:6659:0
Chemistry of Zirconolite-2M
Mindat Formula:
(Ca,REE)2Zr2(Ti,Nb)3FeO14
From Chukanov et al. (2018)
From Chukanov et al. (2018)
Element Weights:
Crystallography of Zirconolite-2M
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
B2/b
Setting:
C2/c
Cell Parameters:
a = 12.443(1) Å, b = 7.224(1) Å, c = 11.483(3) Å
β = 100.59(1)°
β = 100.59(1)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.722 : 1 : 1.59
Unit Cell V:
1,014.61 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
8
Comment:
Space Group: C2/c or Cc
Other Language Names for Zirconolite-2M
Russian:Цирконолит-2M
Other Information
Health Risks:
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Internet Links for Zirconolite-2M
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References for Zirconolite-2M
Reference List:
Gatehouse, B. M., Grey, I. E., Hill, R. J., Rossell, H. J. (1981) Zirconolite, CaZrxTi3−xO7; structure refinements for near-end-member compositions with x = 0.85 and 1.30. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, 37 (2) 306-312 doi:10.1107/s0567740881002914
Mazzi, Fiorenzo, Munno, Rosalba (1983) Calciobetafite (new mineral of the pyrochlore group) and related minerals from Campi Flegrei, Italy; crystal structures of polymignyte and zirkelite: comparison with pyrochlore and zirconolite. American Mineralogist, 68 (1-2) 262-276
Bayliss, Peter, Mazzi, Fiorenzo, Munno, Rosalba, White, Tim J. (1989) Mineral nomenclature: zirconolite. Mineralogical Magazine, 53 (373) 565-569 doi:10.1180/minmag.1989.053.373.07
Cheary, Robert W. (1992) Zirconolite CaZr0.92Ti2.08O7 from 294 to 1173 K. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 98. 323-329 doi:10.1016/s0022-4596(05)80241-5
Harley, Simon L. (1994) Mg-Al yttrian zirconolite in a partially melted sapphirine granulite, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica. Mineralogical Magazine, 58 (391) 259-269 doi:10.1180/minmag.1994.058.391.08
Calos, N. J., Forrester, T. S., Kennard, C. H. L., White, T. J. (1996) Crystal structure of calcium titanium ytterbium zirkonium oxide (zirkonolite-2M), Ca0.71Ti1.16Yb0.66Zr1.46O7. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 211 (10) 703 doi:10.1524/zkri.1996.211.10.703
Chukanov, Nikita, Zubkova, Natalia, Britvin, Sergey, Pekov, Igor, Vigasina, Marina, Schäfer, Christof, Ternes, Bernd, Schüller, Willi, Polekhovsky, Yury, Ermolaeva, Vera, Pushcharovsky, Dmitry (2018) Nöggerathite-(Ce), (Ce,Ca)2Zr2(Nb,Ti)(Ti,Nb)2Fe2+O14, a new zirconolite-related mineral from the Eifel volcanic region, Germany. Minerals, 8 (10) 449 doi:10.3390/min8100449
Localities for Zirconolite-2M
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Germany | |
| Blaß et al. (2013) |
| Blaß et al. (2009) |
