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Feklichevite

Mineral of the eudialyte group From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Feklichevite is a rare mineral of the eudialyte group with the formula Na11Ca9(Fe3+,Fe2+)2Zr3NbSi(Si3O9)2(Si9O27)2.[3][2] The original formula was extended to show the presence of cyclic silicate groups and presence of silicon at the M4 site, according to the nomenclature of eudialyte group.[4] When compared to other minerals of the group, feklichevite characterizes in the presence of ferric iron (thus similar to ikranite, mogovidite and fengchengite[2]) and dominance of calcium at the N4 site. Calcium is ordered in the structure and is also present at the M1 site.[3][4] Other iron-bearing minerals of the group are eudialyte, ferrokentbrooksite, georgbarsanovite, khomyakovite, labyrinthite, oneillite and rastsvetaevite, but they rather contain ferrous iron[2] Feklichevite name honors Russian mineralogist and crystallographer, V. G. Feklichev.[3]

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Occurrence and association

Feklichevite was found in cancrinite syenite vein of pegmatoid type, that occurs in the Kovdor alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Feklichevite coexists with aegirine-diopside, cancrinite, potassic feldspar, pectolite, titanite, hematite, and руrrhоtitе.[3]

Notes on chemistry

Feklichevite has quite high admixtures of manganese and fluorine, with minor hafnium, strontium, titanium, cerium, and lanthanum.[3]

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