Sodalites Are Also Different: the Discovery of Two New Minerals of the Sodalite Group
- Authors: Rastsvetaeva R.K1
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Affiliations:
- Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, Federal Scientific Research Centre “Crystallography and Photonics”, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: No 12 (2022)
- Pages: 37-39
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0032-874X/article/view/627721
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7868/S0032874X22120043
- ID: 627721
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Abstract
Minerals of the sodalite-group are aluminosilicates with cubic framework structure and cages with different cations, anions, anionic groups, and water molecules. This article reports recent discovery of two sodalite group members from the Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia and paleovolcano Eifel, Germany. The new mineral sapozhnikovite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)(HS)2, is the first member of the sodalite group containing the HS– anion as a species-defining component. The new mineral bolotinaite, ideally (Na6K )(Al6Si6O24)F·4H2O is the first member of this group that contains F– anion as a species-defining component.
About the authors
R. K Rastsvetaeva
Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, Federal Scientific Research Centre “Crystallography and Photonics”, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: rast.crys@gmail.com
Moscow, Russia
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