Zakharovite

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia

Zakharovite, etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia

Zakharovite

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia

Zakharovite, etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia

Zakharovite

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia

Zakharovite, etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia

Locality type:

Quarry

Classification

Species:

Zakharovite

Formula:

Na₄Mn₅Si₁₀O₂₄(OH)₆ · 6H₂O

Comments:

Until now, this mineral was listed without description. All analysed "zakharovite" specimens turned out to be the unnamed Fe-analogue of zakharovite.

However, Blaß et al. (2021, p. 26-27) have no photos but state: this mineral has now been identified by EDX and PXRD. The mineral has been found as very thin, yellowish-brown, tabular crystals.

Associated with tuperssuatsiaite, aegirine, natrolite, microcline, villiaumite, fluorite, ellingsenite, fluorapatite and (rarely) galena.

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Tuperssuatsiaite

ⓘ1 photo of Zakharovite associated with Tuperssuatsiaite at this locality.

Natrolite

ⓘ1 photo of Zakharovite associated with Natrolite at this locality.

Unnamed (Fe-analogue of Zakharovite)

ⓘ1 photo of Zakharovite associated with Unnamed (Fe-analogue of Zakharovite) at this locality.

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

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Photo Gallery

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Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

651706

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:651706:9

GUID (UUID V4):

1bfbd8a5-19f7-49c6-a11f-a9e38543416c

References

Rocks & Min. (2007) 82: 243-244 (abs.)

Blaß, G., Desor, J., Heck, V., Kruijen, F., Möhn, G. (2021) Neues aus den Steinbrüchen im Aris-Phonolith. Mineralien Welt, 32 (4) 6-29

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	Piilonen, P. C., McDonald, A. M., Grice, J. D., Rowe, R., Gault, R. A., Poirier, G., Cooper, M. A., Kolitsch, U., Roberts, A. C., Lechner, W., Palfi, A. G. (2010) Arisite-(Ce), a new rare-earth fluorocarbonate from the Aris phonolite, Namibia, Mont Saint-Hilaire and the Saint-Amable sill, Quebec, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (3) 661-671 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.3.661	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	NEW RARE-EARTH FLUORCARBONATE FROM THE ARIS PHONOLITE, NAMIBIA, MONT SAINT-HILAIRE AND THE SAINT-AMABLE...4L4, Canada Andreas G. PALFI PO Box 23532, Windhoek, Namibia Abstract Arisite-(Ce), ideally NaCe2(CO3)2[(CO3)1–xF2x]F...rare-earth fluorcarbonate mineral from the Aris phonolite (Namibia), Mont Saint-Hilaire (Quebec), and the...the Saint-Amable sill (Quebec). At the Aris phonolite, arisite-(Ce) occurs as vitreous, transparent, beige...iodide. Its density Dcalc is 4.126 g/cm3 for Z = 1 (Aris). Arisite-(Ce) is uniaxial negative, has a sharp
	Piilonen, P. C., McDonald, A. M., Grice, J. D., Cooper, M. A., Kolitsch, U., Rowe, R., Gault, R. A., Poirier, G. (2010) Arisite-(La), a new REE-fluorcarbonate mineral from the Aris phonolite (Namibia), with descriptions of the crystal structures of arisite-(La) and arisite-(Ce) Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (2) 257-268 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.257	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	new REE-fluorcarbonate mineral from the Aris phonolite (Namibia), with descriptions of the crystal structures...mineral from miarolitic cavities within the Aris phonolite, Namibia (IMA no. 2009-019). It occurs as distinct...phase, NaY2(CO3)3F. K EY WORDS : ﬂuorcarbonate, REE, Aris phonolite, structure determination, new mineral...outcrops and caps on elevated hills and buttes. The Aris phonolite dyke occurs in the southern part of the...building material at the Ariskop and Railroad quarries. The phonolite is ﬁne- to medium-grained, with

Zakharovite from Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia

Zakharovite from
Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia