Burpalite
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About Burpalite
Formula:
Na2CaZr(Si2O7)F2
Hardness:
5 - 6
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named after the type locality at the Burpala alkaline Massif, Maigunda River, Buriatia (Buryatia) Republic, Russia.
A distinctly monoclinic (lavenite-type cell) apparent polytype of burpalite has been reported by Friis et al. (2010).
Classification of Burpalite
Approved
Approval year:
1988
8/C.11-25
9.BE.17
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
B : Sorosilicates
E : Si2O7 groups, with additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
B : Sorosilicates
E : Si2O7 groups, with additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination
56.2.4.2
56 : SOROSILICATES Si2O7 Groups, With Additional O, OH, F and H2O
2 : Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination
56 : SOROSILICATES Si2O7 Groups, With Additional O, OH, F and H2O
2 : Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination
17.1.23
17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
1 : Silicates with fluoride (not containing Al)
17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
1 : Silicates with fluoride (not containing Al)
Physical Properties of Burpalite
Hardness:
5 - 6 on Mohs scale
Optical Data of Burpalite
Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.627 nβ = 1.634 nγ = 1.639
2V:
Measured: 80° , Calculated: 80°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.012

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Surface Relief:
Moderate
Dispersion:
r > v or r < v
Chemical Properties of Burpalite
Formula:
Na2CaZr(Si2O7)F2
IMA Formula:
Na4Ca2Zr2(Si2O7)2F4
Common Impurities:
Ti,Y,Nb,Fe,Mn
Crystallography of Burpalite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.11 Å, b = 10.44 Å, c = 7.25 Å
β = 90.03°
β = 90.03°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.968 : 1 : 0.694
Unit Cell V:
765.23 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Crystal Structure
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0006380 | Burpalite | Merlino S, Perchiazzi N, Khomyakov A P, Pushcharovsky D Y, Kulikova I M, Kuzmin V I (1990) Burpalite, a new mineral from Burpalinskii massif, North Transbajkal, USSR: its crystal structure and OD character European Journal of Mineralogy 2 177-185 | 1990 | Burpalinskii massif, North Transbajkal, USSR | 0 | 293 |
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Type Occurrence of Burpalite
Synonyms of Burpalite
Other Language Names for Burpalite
Relationship of Burpalite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Baghdadite | Ca6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Cuspidine | Ca4(Si2O7)(F,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Hiortdahlite | Na2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Janhaugite | (Na,Ca)3(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(Ti,Zr,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Låvenite | (Na,Ca)2(Mn2+,Fe2+)(Zr,Ti)(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Moxuanxueite | Na2Ca4ZrCa(Si2O7)2F4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Niocalite | (Ca,Nb)4(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. |
Normandite | NaCa(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb,Zr)(Si2O7)OF | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Wöhlerite | NaCa2(Zr,Nb)(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. 2 : P21 |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
9.BE. | Betalomonosovite | Na6◻4Ti4(Si2O7)2[PO3OH][PO2(OH)2]O2(OF) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE. | Bobshannonite | Na2KBa(Mn,Na)8(Nb,Ti)4(Si2O7)4O4(OH)4(O,F)2 | Tric. |
9.BE. | Batievaite-(Y) | Y2Ca2Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE. | Delhuyarite-(Ce) | Ce4Mg(Fe3+,W)3◻(Si2O7)2O6(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.X | Asimowite | Fe2+4O(Si2O7) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma |
9.BE.02 | Wadsleyite | Mg4O(Si2O7) | Orth. |
9.BE.05 | Hennomartinite | SrMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. |
9.BE.05 | Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm |
9.BE.05 | Noelbensonite | BaMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. |
9.BE.05 | Itoigawaite | SrAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. |
9.BE.07 | Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
9.BE.07 | Manganilvaite | CaFe2+Fe3+Mn2+(Si2O7)O(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.10 | Suolunite | Ca2(H2Si2O7) · H2O | Orth. |
9.BE.12 | Jaffeite | Ca6(Si2O7)(OH)6 | Trig. 3 : P3 |
9.BE.15 | Fresnoite | Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O | Tet. 4mm : P4bm |
9.BE.17 | Baghdadite | Ca6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.17 | Cuspidine | Ca4(Si2O7)(F,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.17 | Hiortdahlite | Na2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.17 | Janhaugite | (Na,Ca)3(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(Ti,Zr,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
9.BE.17 | Låvenite | (Na,Ca)2(Mn2+,Fe2+)(Zr,Ti)(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.17 | Niocalite | (Ca,Nb)4(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. |
9.BE.17 | Normandite | NaCa(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb,Zr)(Si2O7)OF | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.17 | Wöhlerite | NaCa2(Zr,Nb)(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. 2 : P21 |
9.BE.17 | Hiortdahlite I | Na4Ca8Zr2(Nb,Mn,Ti,Fe,Mg,Al)2(Si2O7)4O3F5 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.20 | Mosandrite-(Ce) | (Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5◻0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.20 | Nacareniobsite-(Ce) | NbNa3Ca3(Ce,REE )(Si2O7)2OF3 | Mon. |
9.BE.22 | Götzenite | NaCa6Ti(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.22 | Hainite-(Y) | Na2Ca4(Y,REE)Ti(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.22 | Rosenbuschite | Na6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.22 | Kochite | Na3Ca2MnZrTi(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.23 | Dovyrenite | Ca6Zr(Si2O7)2(OH)4 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
9.BE.25 | Barytolamprophyllite | (Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F) | Mon. |
9.BE.25 | Ericssonite | BaMn2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH) | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.25 | Lamprophyllite | (Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2 | Mon. |
9.BE.25 | Ericssonite-2O | BaMn2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH) | Orth. |
9.BE.25 | Seidozerite | Na4MnZr2Ti(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. |
9.BE.25 | Nabalamprophyllite | Na3(Ba,Na)2Ti3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m |
9.BE.25 | Grenmarite | Na4MnZr3(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
9.BE.25 | Schüllerite | Ba2Na(Mn,Ca)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)2Ti2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.25 | Lileyite | Ba2(Na,Fe,Ca)3MgTi2(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.25 | Emmerichite | Ba2Na(Na,Fe2+)2(Fe3+,Mg)Ti2(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.25 | Fluorbarytolamprophyllite | (Ba,Sr)2[(Na,Fe2+)3(Ti,Mg)F2][Ti2(Si2O7)2O2] | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.27 | Murmanite | Na2Ti2(Si2O7)O2 · 2H2O | Tric. |
9.BE.30 | Epistolite | Na2(Nb,Ti)2(Si2O7)O2 · nH2O | Tric. |
9.BE.32 | Lomonosovite | Na5Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)O2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.35 | Vuonnemite | Na11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH) | Tric. |
9.BE.37 | Sobolevite | Na13Ca2Mn2Ti3(Si2O7)2(PO4)4O3F3 | Mon. m : Pb |
9.BE.40 | Innelite | Na2CaBa4Ti3(Si2O7)2(SO4)2O4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.40 | Phosphoinnelite | Na3Ba4Ti3(Si2O7)2(PO4,SO4)2O2F | Tric. |
9.BE.42 | Yoshimuraite | Ba2Mn2Ti(Si2O7)(PO4)O(OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.45 | Quadruphite | Na14Ca2Ti4(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O2F | Tric. |
9.BE.47 | Polyphite | Na5(Na4Ca2)Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)3O2F2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.50 | Bornemanite | Na6BaTi2Nb(Si2O7)2(PO4)O2(OH)F | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.50 | Shkatulkalite | Na5(Nb1-xTix)2(Ti1-yMn2+y)[Si2O7]2O2(OH)2 · nH2O | Mon. 2/m : P2/m |
9.BE.55 | Bafertisite | Ba2Fe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2 | Tric. |
9.BE.55 | Hejtmanite | Ba2(Mn2+,Fe2+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2 | Tric. 1 |
9.BE.55 | Bykovaite | (Ba,Na,K)2(Na,Ti,Mn)4(Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(H2O,F,OH)2 · 3.5H2O | Mon. 2/m |
9.BE.55 | Nechelyustovite | (Ba,Sr,K)2(Na,Ti,Mn)4(Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(O,H2O,F)2 · 4.5H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.60 | Delindeite | (Na,K)2(Ba,Ca)2(Ti,Fe,Al)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2 · 2H2O | Mon. |
9.BE.65 | Bussenite | Na2Ba2Fe2+Ti(Si2O7)(CO3)(OH)3F | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.67 | Jinshajiangite | BaNaFe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.BE.67 | Perraultite | BaNaMn2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.70 | Karnasurtite-(Ce) | (Ce,La,Th)(Ti,Nb)(Al,Fe)(Si2O7)(OH)4 · 3H2O | Amor. |
9.BE.70 | Perrierite-(Ce) | Ce4MgFe3+2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.70 | Strontiochevkinite | (Sr,La,Ce,Ca)4Fe2+(Ti,Zr)2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. |
9.BE.70 | Chevkinite-(Ce) | (Ce,La,Ca,Th)4(Fe2+,Mg)(Fe2+,Ti,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+)2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.70 | Polyakovite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)4(Mg,Fe2+)(Cr3+,Fe3+)2(Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.70 | Rengeite | Sr4ZrTi4(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.70 | Matsubaraite | Sr4Ti5(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.70 | Dingdaohengite-(Ce) | (Ce,La)4Fe2+(Ti,Fe2+,Mg,Fe2+)2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.70 | Maoniupingite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,◻)(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Nb)4(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.70 | Perrierite-(La) | (La,Ce,Ca)4(Fe,Mn2+,Mg)Fe3+2(Ti,Fe3+)2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.70 | UM2008-53-SiO:SrTiZr | Sr4ZrTi4(Si2O7)2O8 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
9.BE.70 | Hezuolinite | (Sr,REE)4Zr(Ti,Fe3+)4(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.BE.72 | Fersmanite | Ca4(Na,Ca)4(Ti,Nb)4(Si2O7)2O8F3 | Tric. |
9.BE.75 | Belkovite | Ba3(Nb,Ti)6(Si2O7)2O12 | Hex. |
9.BE.77 | Nasonite | Pb6Ca4(Si2O7)3Cl2 | Hex. |
9.BE.80 | Kentrolite | Pb2Mn3+2(Si2O7)O2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm |
9.BE.80 | Melanotekite | Pb2Fe3+2(Si2O7)O2 | Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 21 |
9.BE.82 | Tilleyite | Ca5(Si2O7)(CO3)2 | Mon. |
9.BE.85 | Killalaite | Ca6.4(H0.6Si2O7)2(OH)2 | Mon. |
9.BE.87 | Stavelotite-(La) | (La,Nd,Ca)3Mn2+3Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30 | Trig. 3 : P31 |
9.BE.90 | Biraite-(Ce) | Ce2Fe2+(Si2O7)(CO3) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.BE.92 | Cervandonite-(Ce) | (Ce,Nd,La)(Fe3+,Fe2+,Ti,Al)3O2(Si2O7)(As3+O3)(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.BE.95 | Batisivite | BaV3+8Ti6(Si2O7)O22 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
56.2.4.1 | Baghdadite | Ca6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
56.2.4.3 | Cuspidine | Ca4(Si2O7)(F,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
56.2.4.4 | Låvenite | (Na,Ca)2(Mn2+,Fe2+)(Zr,Ti)(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
56.2.4.5 | Wöhlerite | NaCa2(Zr,Nb)(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. 2 : P21 |
56.2.4.6 | Niocalite | (Ca,Nb)4(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. |
56.2.4.7 | Hiortdahlite | Na2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
56.2.4.8 | Rosenbuschite | Na6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
56.2.4.9 | Hainite-(Y) | Na2Ca4(Y,REE)Ti(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
56.2.4.10 | Janhaugite | (Na,Ca)3(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(Ti,Zr,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
56.2.4.11 | Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O | Tric. |
56.2.4.12 | Komarovite | (Ca,Mn)(Nb,Ti)2[Si2O7](O,F)3 · 3.5H2O | Orth. |
56.2.4.13 | Natrokomarovite | (Na,Ca,H)2Nb2Si2O10(OH,F)2 · H2O | Orth. |
56.2.4.14 | Suolunite | Ca2(H2Si2O7) · H2O | Orth. |
56.2.4.15 | Mongolite | Ca4Nb6Si5O24(OH)10 · nH2O | Tet. |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
17.1.1 | Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 | Mon. |
17.1.3 | Agrellite | NaCa2Si4O10F | Tric. |
17.1.4 | Fluorapophyllite-(Na) | NaCa4(Si8O20)F · 8H2O | Orth. |
17.1.5 | Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mnc |
17.1.6 | Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O | Tet. |
17.1.7 | Hsianghualite | Ca3Li2(Be3Si3O12)F2 | Iso. 4 3 2 : I41 3 2 |
17.1.8 | Leucophanite | NaCaBeSi2O6F | Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21 |
17.1.9 | Norbergite | Mg3(SiO4)(F,OH)2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
17.1.10 | Chondrodite | (Mg,Fe2+)5(SiO4)2(F,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
17.1.11 | Humite | (Mg,Fe2+)7(SiO4)3(F,OH)2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
17.1.12 | Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
17.1.13 | Canasite | K3Na3Ca5Si12O30(OH)4 | Mon. |
17.1.14 | 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 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
17.1.15 | Cuspidine | Ca4(Si2O7)(F,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
17.1.16 | Bultfonteinite | Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O | Tric. |
17.1.17 | Zeophyllite | Ca13Si10O28(OH)2F8 · 6H2O | Trig. 3 : R3 |
17.1.18 | Rowlandite-(Y) | (Y,Ce)4Fe2+(Si2O7)2F2 (?) | Tric. |
17.1.19 | Yuksporite | K4(Ca,Na)14(Sr,Ba)2(◻,Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)4(O,OH)4(Si6O17)2(Si2O7)3(H2O,OH)3 | Orth. |
17.1.20 | Yftisite-(Y) | (Y,Dy,Er)4(Ti,Sn)(SiO4)2O(F,OH)6 | |
17.1.21 | Mosandrite-(Ce) | (Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5◻0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
17.1.22 | Hiortdahlite | Na2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
17.1.24 | Seidozerite | Na4MnZr2Ti(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. |
17.1.25 | Thorosteenstrupine | (Ca,Th,Mn)3Si4O11F · 6H2O | |
17.1.26 | Zircophyllite | K2NaFe2+7Zr2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F | Tric. |
17.1.27 | Jinshajiangite | BaNaFe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F | Tric. 1 : P1 |
17.1.28 | Rosenbuschite | Na6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
17.1.29 | Narsarsukite | Na4(Ti,Fe)2[Si8O20](O,OH,F)2 | Tet. |
17.1.30 | Sonolite | Mn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
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References for Burpalite
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Merlino S., Perchiazzi N., Khomyakov A.P., Pushcharovsky D.Y., Kulikova I.M., Kuzmin V.I.(1990) Burpalite, a new mineral from Burpalinskii massif, north Transbajkal, USSR: its crystal structure and OD character. European Journal of Mineralogy: 2: 177-185.
New Mins. (1997), New Minerals 1990-1994.
Friis, H., Balić Žunić, T., Williams, T., Petersen, O. V. (2010) Minerals of the låvenite group from South Greenland and Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseet Skrift 43, 35-39. [includes description of a lavenite-like mineral, apparently a polytype of burpalite]
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Greenland | |
| Friis, H., Balić Žunić, T., Williams, T. & Petersen, O. V. (2010): Minerals of the låvenite group from South Greenland and Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseet Skrift 43, 35-39. (monoclinic polytype) |
Petersen, O.V. (2001): List of all minerals identified in the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland. Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin. 190, 25-33 | |
Norway | |
| Friis, H., Balić Žunić, T., Williams, T. & Petersen, O. V. (2010): Minerals of the låvenite group from South Greenland and Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseet Skrift 43, 35-39. (monoclinic polytype) |
Russia (TL) | |
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| Tony Nikischer |
Burpala alkaline Massif, Maigunda River, Mama River Basin, Buryatia, Russia