Named in honour of Prof. Pavel Mikhailovich Goryainov (Павла Михайлович Горяинов) (b. 1937), Geological Institute of Kola Science Centre, for his contribution to the knowledge of the geology and petrology of banded iron formation of the north-eastern part of the Fennoscandian Shield.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Stora Sahavaara, Sahavaara, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden

Synthetic analogue known. A new halophosphate, the chlorine analogue of "spodiosite" (Ca₂(PO₄)F).
Chemically related to chlorapatite.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

47020

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:47020:5

GUID
(UUID V4):

50d6ac0c-4bb5-4690-9bee-381020c9fa71

Classification of GoryainoviteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2016

First published:

2017

Strunz-mindat (2023):

8.BN.15

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H₂O
N : With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO₄ = 0.33:1

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Gyv	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of GoryainoviteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Colorless

Streak:

White

Hardness:

4 on Mohs scale

Comment:

about 4

Cleavage:

None Observed

Fracture:

Conchoidal

Density:

2.98 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of GoryainoviteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

Comments:

colourless in transmitted light

Chemical Properties of GoryainoviteHide

Formula:

Ca₂(PO₄)Cl

Elements listed:

Ca, Cl, O, P - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of GoryainoviteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal

Space Group:

Pbcm

Setting:

Pbcm

Cell Parameters:

a = 6.215(2) Å, b = 7.011(2) Å, c = 10.788(3) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.886 : 1 : 1.539

Unit Cell V:

470 Å³

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.845 Å	(90)
2.746 Å	(100)
2.333 Å	(25)
2.028 Å	(15)
1.957 Å	(30)
1.837 Å	(20)
1.756 Å	(15)
1.373 Å	(15)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks

Type Occurrence of GoryainoviteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Stora Sahavaara, Sahavaara, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden

General Appearance of Type Material:

As rounded inclusions in magnetite (up to 20 μm in diameter)

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Collections of the Mineralogical Museum of the St. Petersburg State University, Russia (catalogue no. 19650)

Geological Setting of Type Material:

A magnetite-serpentine rock in iron ore deposit

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Valleriite	Thorianite	Pyrrhotite	Pyrite	Magnetite
Hydroxylapatite	Chlorapatite	Chalcopyrite

Synonyms of GoryainoviteHide

IMA2015-090

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.BN.	Aradite	BaCa₆[(SiO₄)(VO₄)](VO₄)₂F	Trig. 3m : R3m
8.BN.	Magganasite	CuFe³⁺₃O(AsO₄)₃	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BN.	Fluorpyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃F	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.	Fluorsigaiite	Ca₂Sr₃(PO₄)₃F	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.	Fluoralforsite	Ba₅(PO₄)₃F	Hex. 6/m : P6/m
8.BN.05	Alforsite	Ba₅(PO₄)₃Cl	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Belovite-(Ce)	NaCeSr₃(PO₄)₃F	Trig. 3 : P3
8.BN.05	Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Mimetite-M	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BN.05	Johnbaumite-M	Ca₅(AsO₄)₃OH	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.BN.05	Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Hedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
8.BN.05	Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Johnbaumite	Ca₅(AsO₄)₃(OH)	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Morelandite	Ca₂Ba₃(AsO₄)₃Cl	Hex.
8.BN.05	Oxypyromorphite	Pb₁₀(PO₄)₆O
8.BN.05	Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Fluorstrophite	SrCaSr₃(PO₄)₃F	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Svabite	Ca₅(AsO₄)₃F	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
8.BN.05	Turneaureite	Ca₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Vanadinite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Belovite-(La)	NaLaSr₃(PO₄)₃F	Trig. 3 : P3
8.BN.05	Deloneite	(Na_0.5REE_0.25Ca_0.25)(Ca_0.75REE_0.25)Sr_1.5(CaNa_0.25REE_0.25)(PO₄)₃F_0.5(OH)_0.5	Trig. 3 : P3
8.BN.05	Fluorcaphite	SrCaCa₃(PO₄)₃F	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05 va	Germanate-pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₂GeO₄
8.BN.05	Kuannersuite-(Ce)	NaCeBa₃(PO₄)₃F_0.5Cl_0.5	Trig. 3 : P3
8.BN.05	Hydroxylapatite-M	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BN.05	Phosphohedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(PO₄)₃Cl	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Hydroxylpyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃(OH)	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mcm
8.BN.05	Stronadelphite	Sr₅(PO₄)₃F	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Fluorphosphohedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(PO₄)₃F	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Carlgieseckeite-(Nd)	NaNdCa₃(PO₄)₃F	Trig. 3 : P3
8.BN.05	Vanackerite	Pb₄Cd(AsO₄)₃Cl	Trig. 3 : P3
8.BN.05	Miyahisaite	(Sr,Ca)₂Ba₃(PO₄)₃F	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Unnamed (OH-analogue of Mimetite)	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃(OH)	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Pieczkaite	Mn₅(PO₄)₃Cl	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Hydroxylhedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃(OH)	Trig. 3 : P3
8.BN.05	Pliniusite	Ca₅(VO₄)₃F	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.05	Parafiniukite	Ca₂Mn₃(PO₄)₃Cl	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.BN.10	Arctite	Na₂Ca₄(PO₄)₃F	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m

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References for GoryainoviteHide

Reference List:

Ivanyuk, G.Y., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Panikorovskii, T.L., Konoplyova, N.G., Bazai, A.V., Bocharov, V.N., Antonov, A.A., Selivanova, E.A. (2016) Goryainovite, IMA 2015-090. CNMNC Newsletter No. 29, February 2016, 202; Mineralogical Magazine: 80: 199–205.

Ivanyuk, G. I., Yakovenchuk, V. N., Pakhomovsky, Y. A., Panikorovskii, T.L., Konoplyova, N. G., Bazai, A.V., Bocharov, V.N. , Antonov, A.A. and Selivanova, S. E. (2017) Goryainovite, Ca2PO4Cl, a new mineral from the Stora Sahavaara iron ore deposit (Norrbotten, Sweden). GFF: 139: 75-82.

Localities for GoryainoviteHide

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Europe
Bohemian Massif Moldanubian Zone (Moldanubicum; Moldanubian) ⓘ Gföhl unit	Zelinková, T., Racek, M., & Abart, R. (2022). Compositions of Ba-Cl-rich micas and other uncommon phases related to metasomatism of garnet pyroxenite (Gföhl unit of the Moldanubian Domain, Bohemian Massif) (No. EGU22-7935). Copernicus Meetings.

Russia
Kamchatka Krai Milkovsky District Tolbachik Volcanic field Plosky Tolbachik Volcano ⓘ 2012-2013 Fissure Tolbachik Eruption site	Zelenski, M., Kamenetsky, V. S., Taran, Y., & Kovalskii, A. M. (2020). Mineralogy and origin of aerosol from an arc basaltic eruption: Case study of Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 21(2), e2019GC008802.

Sweden (TL)
Norrbotten County Pajala Sahavaara ⓘ Stora Sahavaara (TL)	Mineralogical Magazine: 80: 199–205. Ivanyuk, G.Y., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Panikorovskii, T.L., Konoplyova, N.G., Bazai, A.V., Bocharov, V.N., Antonov, A.A., Selivanova, E.A. (2016) Goryainovite, IMA 2015-090. CNMNC Newsletter No. 29, February 2016, 202 Gregory Y. Ivanyuk, Victor N. Yakovenchuk, Yakov A. Pakhomovsky, Taras L. Panikorovskii, Nataliya G. Konoplyova, Ayya V. Bazai, Vladimir N. Bocharov, Andrei A. Antonov & Ekaterina A. Selivanova (2017) Goryainovite, Ca2PO4Cl, a new mineral from the Stora Sahavaara iron ore deposit (Norrbotten, Sweden), GFF, 139:1, 75-82, DOI:10.1080/11035897.2016.1227363

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