Dalnegorskite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Dalnegorskite
Bor Pit (Boron Pit; Bor Quarry) 1993
Bor Pit, Dal'negorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Bor Pit, Dal'negorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Formula:
Ca5Mn(Si3O9)2
Colour:
Beige, pinkish-white and milky-white
Hardness:
6
Specific Gravity:
3.02
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named after the Dalnegorsk borosilicate deposit located in the city of Dalnegorsk, in the Russian Far East.
Type Locality:
Isostructural with:
A pyroxenoid closely related to bustamite.
Forms a continuous solid-solution series with ferrobustamite.
It is found as a rock-forming mineral in the boron-bearing calcareous skarns of the Dalnegorskoe boron-silicate deposit, Russia.
Originally (in the 1940) thought to be wollastonite, Shchipalkina et al. (2019) write, "It should be noted that in the samples of a fairly representative collection of Dalnegorsk “datolite-wollastonite” skarns that we studied, wollastonite itself was not established."
Forms a continuous solid-solution series with ferrobustamite.
It is found as a rock-forming mineral in the boron-bearing calcareous skarns of the Dalnegorskoe boron-silicate deposit, Russia.
Originally (in the 1940) thought to be wollastonite, Shchipalkina et al. (2019) write, "It should be noted that in the samples of a fairly representative collection of Dalnegorsk “datolite-wollastonite” skarns that we studied, wollastonite itself was not established."
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
52916
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52916:7
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
1c84a89b-c0e0-47ee-9e4e-16288662c299
IMA Classification of Dalnegorskite
Approved
Approval year:
2018
First published:
2019
Classification of Dalnegorskite
9.DG.05
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
G : Inosilicates with 3-periodic single and multiple chains
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
G : Inosilicates with 3-periodic single and multiple chains
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
---|---|---|
Dng | 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 Dalnegorskite
Colour:
Beige, pinkish-white and milky-white
Hardness:
6 on Mohs scale
Cleavage:
Perfect
Probably parallel to (100)
Probably parallel to (100)
Density:
3.02(2) g/cm3 (Measured) 3.035 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Dalnegorskite
Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.640(3) nβ = 1.647(3) nγ = 1.650(3)
2V:
Measured: 75° (10), Calculated: 66°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.010
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Pleochroism:
Non-pleochroic
Chemistry of Dalnegorskite
Mindat Formula:
Ca5Mn(Si3O9)2
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Dalnegorskite
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Class (H-M):
1 - Pedial
Space Group:
P1
Setting:
P1
Cell Parameters:
a = 7.259(1) Å, b = 7.857(1) Å, c = 7.8765(6) Å
α = 88.55(1)°, β = 62.58(1)°, γ = 76.621(6)°
α = 88.55(1)°, β = 62.58(1)°, γ = 76.621(6)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.924 : 1 : 1.002
Unit Cell V:
386.22 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
1
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
3.284 Å | (41) |
2.952 Å | (100) |
2.951 Å | (70) |
2.280 Å | (45) |
1.815 Å | (92) |
1.740 Å | (39) |
1.708 Å | (34) |
1.465 Å | (39) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
---|---|
Near-surface Processes | |
22 : Hydration and low-𝑇 subsurface aqueous alteration (see also #23) | |
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism | |
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations | |
32 : Ba/Mn/Pb/Zn deposits, including metamorphic deposits |
Type Occurrence of Dalnegorskite
General Appearance of Type Material:
As thinly-radiated banded beige, pinkish-white and milky-white aggregates typically consisting of split thin acicular to fiber-like individuals.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Collections of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt 18-2, 119071 Moscow, Russia, registration number 5184/1
Empirical Formula of Type Material:
Ca5.03Mn0.51Fe0.36Mg0.04Si6.03O18
Chemical Analysis of Type Material:
MgO | 0.23 % |
---|---|
CaO | 40.02 % |
MnO | 5.02 % |
FeO | 3.64 % |
SiO2 | 50.65 % |
Total: | 99.56 % |
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Boron-bearing calcareous skarns
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Shchipalkina, N.V., Pekov, I.V., Ksenofontov, D.A., Chukanov, N.V., Belakovskiy, D.I., Koshlyakova, N.N. (2019): Dalnegorskite, Ca5Mn(Si3O9)2, a new pyroxenoid of the bustamite structure type, a rock-forming mineral of calcic skarns of the Dalnegorskoe boron deposit (Primorskiy kray, Russia). Zapiski RMO, 148(2): 61-75
Synonyms of Dalnegorskite
Relationship of Dalnegorskite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Barrydawsonite-(Y) | Na1.5Y0.5CaSi3O8(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Bustamite | CaMn2+(Si2O6) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Cascandite | CaScSi3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 |
Ferrobustamite | CaFe2+(Si2O6) | Tric. 1 |
Mendigite | Mn2Mn2MnCa(Si3O9)2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Murakamiite | LiCa2Si3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Schizolite | NaCaMnSi3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Serandite | NaMn2+2Si3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Tanohataite | LiMn2Si3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Vistepite | SnMn4B2Si4O16(OH)2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
5 photos of Dalnegorskite associated with Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
3 photos of Dalnegorskite associated with Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
9.DG. | Calcinaksite | KNaCa(Si4O10) · H2O |
9.DG. | Barrydawsonite-(Y) | Na1.5Y0.5CaSi3O8(OH) |
9.DG. | Paratobermorite | Ca4(Al0.5Si0.5)2Si4O16(OH)(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O) |
9.DG. | Alvesite | NaKZrSi6O15 · 2H2O |
9.DG.02 | Steedeite | NaMn2[Si3BO9](OH)2 |
9.DG.02 | Nolzeite | NaMn2[Si3BO9](OH)2 · 2H2O |
9.DG.05 | Bustamite | CaMn2+(Si2O6) |
9.DG.05 | Ferrobustamite | CaFe2+(Si2O6) |
9.DG.05 | Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
9.DG.05 | Serandite | NaMn2+2Si3O8(OH) |
9.DG.05 | Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
9.DG.05 | Wollastonite-1A | CaSiO3 |
9.DG.05 | Tanohataite | LiMn2Si3O8(OH) |
9.DG.05 | Schizolite | NaCaMnSi3O8(OH) |
9.DG.05 | Murakamiite | LiCa2Si3O8(OH) |
9.DG.07 | Cascandite | CaScSi3O8(OH) |
9.DG.08 | Plombièrite | [Ca4Si6O16(OH)2 · 2H2O] · (Ca · 5H2O) |
9.DG.10 | Clinotobermorite | [Ca4Si6O17 · 2H2O] · (Ca · 3H2O) |
9.DG.10 | Riversideite | Ca5(HSi3O9)2 · 2H2O |
9.DG.10 | Tobermorite | Ca4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O) |
9.DG.12 | Jusite | Na2Ca15Al4Si16O54 · 17H2O |
9.DG.12 | Kenotobermorite | Ca4Si6O15(OH)2(H2O)2 · 3H2O |
9.DG.15 | Foshagite | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 |
9.DG.20 | Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
9.DG.20 | Kamenevite | K2TiSi3O9 · H2O |
9.DG.25 | Paraumbite | K3Zr2H(Si3O9)2 · nH2O |
9.DG.25 | Umbite | K2(Zr,Ti)Si3O9 · H2O |
9.DG.30 | Sørensenite | Na4SnBe2Si6O16(OH)4 |
9.DG.32 | Escheite | Ca2NaMnTi5[Si12O34]O2(OH)3 · 12H2O |
9.DG.35 | Xonotlite | Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2 |
9.DG.40 | Hillebrandite | Ca2(SiO3)(OH)2 |
9.DG.45 | Zorite | Na8(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,O)5 · 14H2O |
9.DG.45 | Chivruaiite | Ca4(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,O)5 · 13-14H2O |
9.DG.50 | Haineaultite | (Na,Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,F)8 · 5H2O |
9.DG.55 | Epididymite | Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O |
9.DG.60 | Eudidymite | Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O |
9.DG.65 | Elpidite | Na2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O |
9.DG.65 | Patynite | NaKCa4[Si9O23] |
9.DG.67 | Whelanite | Cu2+2Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3 · 2H2O |
9.DG.70 | Fenaksite | (K,Na)4(Fe,Mn)2(Si4O10)2(OH,F) |
9.DG.70 | Litidionite | CuNaKSi4O10 |
9.DG.70 | Manaksite | KNaMnSi4O10 |
9.DG.70 | Yusupovite | Na2Zr(Si6O15) · 2.5H2O |
9.DG.70 | Enricofrancoite | KNaCaSi4O10 |
9.DG.75 | Tinaksite | K2Na(Ca,Mn2+)2TiO[Si7O18(OH)] |
9.DG.75 | Tokkoite | K2Ca4[Si7O18(OH)](OH,F) |
9.DG.75 | Senkevichite | CsKNaCa2TiO[Si7O18](OH) |
9.DG.80 | Canasite | K3Na3Ca5Si12O30(OH)4 |
9.DG.80 | Fluorcanasite | K3Na3Ca5Si12O30F4 · H2O |
9.DG.85 | Miserite | K1.5-x(Ca,Y,REE)5(Si6O15)(Si2O7)(OH,F)2 · yH2O |
9.DG.90 | Frankamenite | K3Na3Ca5(Si12O30)(F,OH)4 · H2O |
9.DG.92 | Charoite | (K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O |
9.DG.95 | Yuksporite | K4(Ca,Na)14(Sr,Ba)2(◻,Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)4(O,OH)4(Si6O17)2(Si2O7)3(H2O,OH)3 |
9.DG.97 | Eveslogite | (Na,K,Ca,Sr,Ba)48 [(Ti,Nb,Mn,Fe2+)12Si48O144(OH)12](F,OH,Cl)14 |
Fluorescence of Dalnegorskite
Not known to fluoresce. Does not fluoresce from the type locality.
Other Information
IR Spectrum:
The wave-numbers of maxima of strong bands in the characteristic region of Si—O stretching vibrations in the IR spectrum of dalnegorskite are (cm–1): 905, 937, 1025, 1070.
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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Locality List
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Russia | |
| Makagonov et al. (2023) |
| Mineralogical Magazine: 82: 779-785. +2 other references |
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Bor Pit, Dal'negorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia