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Research article
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31 Jan 2023
Research article |
| 31 Jan 2023
| 31 Jan 2023
Bobtraillite from Gejiu hyperagpaitic nepheline syenite, southwestern China: new occurrence and crystal structure
Yanjuan Wang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of
Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Padua, 35131, Italy
Fabrizio Nestola
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Padua, 35131, Italy
Zengqian Hou
School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of
Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
Xiangping Gu
School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University,
Changsha, 410083, China
Guochen Dong
School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of
Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
Zhusen Yang
Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing
100037, China
Guang Fan
Institute of Science and Technology Information, Beijing Research
Institute of Uranium Geology, Beijing, 100029, China
Zhibin Xiao
Tianjin Center, China Geological Survey, Tianjin, 300171, China
Tianjin Center, China Geological Survey, Tianjin, 300171, China
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing,
210023, China
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Short summary
Bobtraillite is an extremely rare cyclosilicate with a unique composition and complex structure. In this paper, we describe the second occurrence of the extremely rare complex zirconium silicate. The results suggest that the ideal formula of bobtraillite could be written as (Na, □)12(□, Na)12Sr12Zr14(Si3O9)10[Si2BO7(OH)2]6·12H2O.
Bobtraillite is an extremely rare cyclosilicate with a unique composition and complex structure....
