Nabesite (original) (raw)
A valid IMA mineral species
About NabesiteHide
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Formula:
Na2BeSi4O10 · 4H2O
Colour:
Colourless to white
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named for the chemical composition Na, Be, Si.
Nabesite is a zeolite with a crystal structure related to that of weinebeneite.
Unique IdentifiersHide
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Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:11439:0
bddb18e0-3dc0-4dd0-a1d1-070d7ce3794f
IMA Classification of NabesiteHide
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Type description reference:
Petersen, O. V., Giester, G., Brandstätter, F., Niedermayr, G. (2002) Nabesite, Na2BeSi4O10 · 4H2O, a new mineral species from the Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, south Greenland. The Canadian Mineralogist, 40 (1) 173-181 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.40.1.173
Classification of NabesiteHide
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9.EA.65
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates
A : Single nets of tetrahedra with 4-, 5-, (6-), and 8-membered rings
Mineral SymbolsHide
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As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Nbs | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of NabesiteHide
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Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Colourless to white
Cleavage:
Distinct/Good
{110} and {001}
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
2.16 g/cm3 (Measured) 2.21 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of NabesiteHide
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RI values:
_n_α = 1.499 _n_β = 1.507 _n_γ = 1.511
δ = 0.012
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Chemistry of NabesiteHide
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Mindat Formula:
Na2BeSi4O10 · 4H2O
Crystallography of NabesiteHide
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Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
222 - Disphenoidal
Cell Parameters:
a = 9.748 Å, b = 10.133 Å, c = 11.954 Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.962 : 1 : 1.18
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0005041 | Nabesite | Armstrong J A, Friis H, Lieb A, Finch A A, Weller M T (2010) Combined single-crystal X-ray and neutron powder diffraction structure analysis exemplified through full structure determinations of framework and layer beryllate minerals American Mineralogist 95 519-526 | 2010 | Kvanefjeld, Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland | 0 | 293 | |
0005760 | Nabesite | Petersen O V, Giester G, Brandstatter F, Niedermayr G (2002) Nabesite, Na2BeSi4O10.4H2O, a new mineral species from the Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland The Canadian Mineralogist 40 173-181 | 2002 | Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide
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Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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5.97 Å | (100) |
6.11 Å | (80b) |
3.09 Å | (70 doublet) |
2.988 Å | (60 doublet) |
3.06 Å | (50) |
3.46 Å | (45) |
5.07 Å | (35) |
Geological EnvironmentHide
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Type Occurrence of NabesiteHide
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General Appearance of Type Material:
Platy crystals in parallel or subparallel orientation. Crystals range in size from 0.05 x 0.5 x 0.5 to 0.2 x 5 x 5 mm.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Geological Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In complex tugtupite-bearing albitites in an alkaline complex.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Petersen, O.V., Giester, V., Brandstätter, F., Niedermayr, G. (2002): Nabesite, Na2BeSi4O10·4H2O, a new mineral species from the Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, south Greenland. The Canadian Mineralogist: 40: 173-181.
Synonyms of NabesiteHide
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Other Language Names for NabesiteHide
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Simplified Chinese:钠铍沸石
Traditional Chinese:鈉鈹沸石
Relationship of Nabesite to other SpeciesHide
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Other Members of this group:
Alflarsenite | NaCa2Be3Si4O13(OH) · 2H2O | Mon. 2 : _P_21 |
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Amicite | K2Na2Al4Si4O16 · 5H2O | Mon. 2 |
Ammonioleucite | (NH4)(AlSi2O6) | Tet. 4/m : _I_41/a |
Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
Bellbergite | (K,Ba,Sr)2Sr2Ca2(Ca,Na)4[Al3Si3O12]6 · 30H2O | Hex. |
Bikitaite | LiAlSi2O6 · H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
Boggsite | Ca8Na3(Si,Al)96O192 · 70H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : I m m a |
Brewsterite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Chabazite-Levyne Subgroup | M[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O | |
Chiavennite | CaMnBe2Si5O13(OH)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O | |
Cowlesite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) |
Dachiardite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Direnzoite | NaK6MgCa2(Al13Si47O120) · 36H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P m m n |
Edingtonite | Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
Epistilbite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O | Mon. |
Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O | |
Faujasite Subgroup | M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O | |
Ferrierite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Ferrochiavennite | Ca1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)5Be2O13(OH)2] · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
Flörkeite | (K3Ca2Na)[Al8Si8O32] · 12H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
Garronite Subgroup | ||
Gaultite | Na4Zn2Si7O18 · 5H2O | Orth. m _m_2 : F d _d_2 |
Gismondine Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Gmelinite Subgroup | In 1997, gmelinite was split into Gmelinite-Ca, Gmelinite-Na and Gmelinite-K. | |
Gobbinsite | Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
Goosecreekite | Ca[Al2Si6O16] · 5H2O | Mon. 2 : _P_21 |
Gottardiite | Na3Mg3Ca5Al19Si117O272 · 93H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c a |
Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O | |
Hsianghualite | Ca3Li2(Be3Si3O12)F2 | Iso. 432 : _I_4132 |
Kirchhoffite | Cs(BSi2O6) | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_41/a c d |
Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
Loomisite | Ba[Be2P2O8] · H2O | Mon. m |
Lovdarite | K2Na6Be4Si14O36 · 9H2O | Orth. m _m_2 |
Maricopaite | Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O | Orth. |
Martinandresite | Ba2(Al4Si12O32) · 10H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P m m n |
Mazzite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Merlinoite | (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : I m m m |
Montesommaite | (K,Na)9Al9Si23O64 · 10H2O | Orth. m _m_2 : F d _d_2 |
Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O | Orth. |
Mutinaite | Na3Ca4Si85Al11O192 · 60H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
Natrolite Subgroup | A subgroup of the Zeolite Group. | |
Offretite | KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O | Hex. 6_m_2 : _P_6_m_2 |
Pahasapaite | Li8(Ca,Li,K)10.5Be24(PO4)24 · 38H2O | Iso. 23 : _I_23 |
Parthéite | Ca2(Si4Al4) O15 (OH)2 · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
Paulingite Subgroup | Paulingite was originally described in 1960. | |
Perlialite | K9Na(Ca,Sr)[Al2Si4O12]6 · 15H2O | Hex. 6/m m m _(_6/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_6/m m m |
Phillipsite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O | Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : I a_3_d |
Roggianite | Ca2Be(OH)2Al2Si4O13 · 2.5H2O | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_4/m c m |
Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O | |
Terranovaite | (Na,Ca)8(Si68Al12)O160 · 29H2O | Orth. |
Thomsonite Subgroup | The large majority of "thomsonite" is thomsonite-Ca. | |
Tschernichite | (Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2O | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/m m m |
Tschörtnerite | Ca4(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)3Cu3[Al3Si3O12]4(OH)8 · nH2O | Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F m_3_m |
UM1996-38-SiO:AlCaHNa | Na-Ca-Al-Si-O-H | |
UM1999-33-SiO:AlHKNa | K7Na5Al12Si20O64 · 24H2O | |
UM2002-40-SiO:AlCaHKMgNa | (Mg,Ca,Na,K)7.5(Al12.8Si51.2)O128 · 65H2O | Tet. 422 : _P_4122 |
Unnamed (Ca analogue of Merlinoite) | (Ca,K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O ? | |
Wairakite | Ca(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
Weinebeneite | CaBe3(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O | Mon. m : B b |
Wenkite | (Ba,K)4(Ca,Na)6[(Si,Al)20O39(OH)2](SO4)3 · 0.5H2O | Hex. 6_m_2 : P_62_m |
Willhendersonite | KCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
Yugawaralite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O | Mon. m : P b |
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9.EA. | Bussyite-(Y) | (Y,REE,Ca)3(Na,Ca)6MnSi9Be5(O,OH,F)34 | Mon. 2 : _B_2 |
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9.EA. | Fluorapophyllite-(NH₄) | NH4Ca4(Si8O20)F · 8H2O | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/m n c |
9.EA. | Hydroxymcglassonite-(K) | KSr4Si8O20(OH) · 8H2O | Tet. |
9.EA. | Miyawakiite-(Y) | ◻Y4Fe2(Si8O20)(CO3)4(H2O)3 | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_4/m c m |
9.EA.05 | Cuprorivaite | CaCuSi4O10 | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/n c c |
9.EA.05 | Gillespite | BaFe2+Si4O10 | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/n c c |
9.EA.05 | Effenbergerite | BaCuSi4O10 | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/n c c |
9.EA.05 | Wesselsite | SrCuSi4O10 | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/n c c |
9.EA.07 | Fluorapophyllite-(Cs) | CsCa4(Si8O20)F · 8H2O | Tet. |
9.EA.10 | Ekanite | Ca2ThSi8O20 | Tet. 422 : _I_422 |
9.EA.15 | Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/m n c |
9.EA.15 | Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) |
9.EA.15 | Fluorapophyllite-(Na) | NaCa4(Si8O20)F · 8H2O | Orth. |
9.EA.20 | Magadiite | Na2Si14O29 · 11H2O | Orth. m _m_2 : F d _d_2 |
9.EA.25 | Dalyite | K2ZrSi6O15 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
9.EA.25 | Davanite | K2TiSi6O15 | Tric. |
9.EA.30 | Sazhinite-(Ce) | Na2CeSi6O14 · 6H2O | Orth. m _m_2 : P m _m_2 |
9.EA.30 | Sazhinite-(La) | Na3La[Si6O15] · 2H2O | Orth. m _m_2 : P m _m_2 |
9.EA.35 | Armstrongite | CaZr[Si6O15] · 3H2O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
9.EA.40 | Okenite | Ca10Si18O46 · 18H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
9.EA.45 | Nekoite | Ca3Si6O15 · 7H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
9.EA.45 | Perettiite-(Y) | Y2Mn4FeSi2B8O24 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P m n a |
9.EA.45 | Badakhshanite-(Y) | Y2Mn4Al(Si2B7BeO24) | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
9.EA.47 | Shlykovite | KCa[Si4O9(OH)] · 3H2O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
9.EA.50 | Cavansite | Ca(VO)Si4O10 · 4H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) |
9.EA.50 | Diegogattaite | Na2CaCu2Si8O20 · H2O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
9.EA.52 | Yangite | PbMnSi3O8 · H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
9.EA.55 | Pentagonite | Ca(VO)Si4O10 · 4H2O | Orth. m _m_2 |
9.EA.60 | Penkvilksite | Na4Ti2Si8O22 · 4H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P b c n |
9.EA.60 | Tumchaite | Na2Zr(Si4O11) · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
9.EA.70 | Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O | Tric. |
9.EA.75 | Zeravshanite | Na2Cs4Zr3[Si18O45]*2H2O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
9.EA.80 | Bussyite-(Ce) | (Ce,REE)3(Na,H2O)6MnSi9Be5(O,OH)30F4 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
9.EA.85 | Plumbophyllite | Pb2Si4O10 · H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P b c n |
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Health Risks:
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References for NabesiteHide
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Reference List:
Petersen, O. V., Giester, G., Brandstätter, F., Niedermayr, G. (2002) Nabesite, Na2BeSi4O10 · 4H2O, a new mineral species from the Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, south Greenland. The Canadian Mineralogist, 40 (1) 173-181 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.40.1.173
Localities for NabesiteHide
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