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New minerals, nomenclature, and classification
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New minerals, nomenclature, and classification |
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Moabite, NiFe3+(PO4)O, a new natural oxyphosphate
Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Emb. 7/9, St Petersburg 199034, Russia
Nanomaterials Research Centre, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Apatity 184209, Russia
Mikhail N. Murashko
Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Emb. 7/9, St Petersburg 199034, Russia
Maria G. Krzhizhanovskaya
Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Emb. 7/9, St Petersburg 199034, Russia
Yevgeny Vapnik
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
Natalia S. Vlasenko
Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Emb. 7/9, St Petersburg 199034, Russia
Oleg S. Vereshchagin
Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Emb. 7/9, St Petersburg 199034, Russia
Dmitrii V. Pankin
Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Emb. 7/9, St Petersburg 199034, Russia
Evgeny A. Vasiliev
Saint Petersburg Mining University, 2, 21st Line, St Petersburg 199106, Russia
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Kayupovaite is a new mineral named in honor of Maria Mikhailovna Kayupova (1921–1980), the mineralogist who studied the Ushkatyn-III deposit (Kazakhstan), the type of locality of the described mineral. Kayupovaite is monoclinic and of space group C2/c. The mineral belongs to the group of modulated manganese phyllosilicates and is structurally related to stilpnomelane. The absence of iron in the mineral is a result of oxidative Mn–Fe fractionation during the formation of braunite-rich Mn ores.
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Andreybulakhite, ideally Ni(C2O4) · 2H2O, is a new oxalate mineral, which was discovered on the Kola Peninsula, Russia. Andreybulakhite forms segregations of crystals up to 2 × 1 × 1 mm in size disseminated within the fruiting bodies of Lecanora cf. polytropa lichen, whose colonies overgrow the oxidized surfaces of pyrrhotite–pentlandite–chalcopyrite ore. Andreybulakhite is named in honour of Andrey Glebovich Bulakh of Saint Petersburg State University.
Victor V. Sharygin, Sergey N. Britvin, Felix V. Kaminsky, Richard Wirth, Elena N. Nigmatulina, Grigory A. Yakovlev, Konstantin A. Novoselov, and Mikhail N. Murashko
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Ellinaite, a natural analog of β-CaCr2O4, was discovered at Hatrurim Basin, Israel, and in an inclusion within the super-deep diamond from the Sorriso Creek placer, Brazil. Chemical composition, structural data and physical properties are given for this mineral. It is related to multiple oxides AB2O4 with tunnel structure. This group now includes eight minerals. The overview of ellinaite from all localities suggests different PT–X–fO2 conditions for the mineral and its host rocks.
Oleg S. Vereshchagin, Sergey N. Britvin, Aleksey I. Brusnitsyn, Anastasiia K. Shagova, Elena N. Perova, Igor V. Pekov, Vladimir V. Shilovskikh, Natalia S. Vlasenko, Evgeniya Y. Avdontseva, Natalia V. Platonova, and Vladimir N. Bocharov
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Kayupovaite is a new mineral named in honor of Maria Mikhailovna Kayupova (1921–1980), the mineralogist who studied the Ushkatyn-III deposit (Kazakhstan), the type of locality of the described mineral. Kayupovaite is monoclinic and of space group C2/c. The mineral belongs to the group of modulated manganese phyllosilicates and is structurally related to stilpnomelane. The absence of iron in the mineral is a result of oxidative Mn–Fe fractionation during the formation of braunite-rich Mn ores.
Oleg S. Vereshchagin, Sergey N. Britvin, Dmitrii V. Pankin, Marina S. Zelenskaya, Maria G. Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria A. Kuz'mina, Natalia S. Vlasenko, and Olga V. Frank-Kamenetskaya
Eur. J. Mineral., 37, 63–74, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-37-63-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-37-63-2025, 2025
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Andreybulakhite, ideally Ni(C2O4) · 2H2O, is a new oxalate mineral, which was discovered on the Kola Peninsula, Russia. Andreybulakhite forms segregations of crystals up to 2 × 1 × 1 mm in size disseminated within the fruiting bodies of Lecanora cf. polytropa lichen, whose colonies overgrow the oxidized surfaces of pyrrhotite–pentlandite–chalcopyrite ore. Andreybulakhite is named in honour of Andrey Glebovich Bulakh of Saint Petersburg State University.
Victor V. Sharygin, Sergey N. Britvin, Felix V. Kaminsky, Richard Wirth, Elena N. Nigmatulina, Grigory A. Yakovlev, Konstantin A. Novoselov, and Mikhail N. Murashko
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Ellinaite, a natural analog of β-CaCr2O4, was discovered at Hatrurim Basin, Israel, and in an inclusion within the super-deep diamond from the Sorriso Creek placer, Brazil. Chemical composition, structural data and physical properties are given for this mineral. It is related to multiple oxides AB2O4 with tunnel structure. This group now includes eight minerals. The overview of ellinaite from all localities suggests different PT–X–fO2 conditions for the mineral and its host rocks.
Biljana Krüger, Evgeny V. Galuskin, Irina O. Galuskina, Hannes Krüger, and Yevgeny Vapnik
Eur. J. Mineral., 33, 341–355, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-341-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-341-2021, 2021
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A database of a modern metastable cold-water mineral (ikaite) and its replacement mineral (glendonite) spanning 540 million years has been created to understand their distribution in space and time. A significant body of evidence suggests that glendonite occurrences are restricted mainly to cold-water settings; however they do not occur during every glaciation or cooling event reported from the Phanerozoic. This compilation improves our understanding of climatic conditions of the past.
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This paper reports a new natural oxyphosphate, the first mineral that crystallizes in the α-Fe2PO5 structure type. It is isotypic to a series of synthetic oxyphosphates with promising magnetic and electrochemical properties.
This paper reports a new natural oxyphosphate, the first mineral that crystallizes in the...
