| Ilyukhinite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Silicate mineral, cyclosilicate |
| Formula (repeating unit) | see text |
| IMA symbol | Ily |
| Crystal system | Trigonal |
| Crystal class | Ditrigonal pyramidal (3m) H-M symbol: (3m) |
| Space group | R3m |
| Unit cell | a = 14.1695, c = 31.026 |
| Identification | |
| References | |
Ilyukhinite is a very rare mineral of the eudialyte group, with formula (H3O,Na)14Ca6Mn2Zr3Si26O72(OH)2·3H2O. The formula given is simplified and does not show the presence of cyclic silicate groups. Ilyukhinite is the second group representative with species-defining hydronium ion after aqualite.
References
- Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ Mindat
- https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Ilyukhinite Mineralienatlas
- Chukanov, N.V., Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Rozenberg, K.A., Aksenov, S.M., Pekov, I.V., Belakovskiy, D.I., and Kristiansen, R., 2015, Ilyukhinite, IMA 2015-065. CNMNC Newsletter No. 28, December 2015, 1860; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1859–1864
Further reading
- Johnsen, O., Ferraris, G., Gault, R.A., Grice, D.G., Kampf, A.R., and Pekov, I.V., 2003. The nomenclature of eudialyte-group minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist 41, 785–794
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