Belousovite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

Specific Gravity:

2. 89 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Name:

Named in honor of Dr. Alexander Borisovich Belousov (Александр Борисович Белоусов) (b. 1962), Institute of Volcanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia, in recognition of his contributions to volcanology.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:50345:1

559179e0-7706-4c03-97e0-8c4f946669f1

IMA Classification of BelousoviteHide

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Type description reference:

Siidra, Oleg I., Nazarchuk, Evgeny V., Lukina, Evgeniya A., Zaitsev, Anatoly N., Shilovskikh, Vladimir V. (2018) Belousovite, KZn(SO4)Cl, a new sulfate mineral from the Tolbachik volcano with apophyllite sheet-topology. Mineralogical Magazine, 82 (5) 1079-1088 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.084

Classification of BelousoviteHide

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7.BC.45

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
B : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, without H2O
C : With medium-sized and large cations

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Physical Properties of BelousoviteHide

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Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

2. 89 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of BelousoviteHide

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RI values:

_n_α = 1.532(2) _n_β = 1.544(2) _n_γ = 1.570(2)

δ = 0.038

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of BelousoviteHide

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Mindat Formula:

KZn(SO4)Cl

Crystallography of BelousoviteHide

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Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Cell Parameters:

a = 6.8904(5) Å, b = 9.6115(7) Å, c = 8.2144(6) Å
β = 96.582(2)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.717 : 1 : 0.855

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of BelousoviteHide

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General Appearance of Type Material:

Irregularly-shaped grains and in the form of microcrystalline masses

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Collections of the Mineralogical Museum, Department of Mineralogy, St. Petersburg State University, Russia (specimen number 19651)

Empirical Formula of Type Material:

K0.97Rb0.01Zn1.00S1.01O4.03Cl0.97

Chemical Analysis of Type Material:

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Siidra, O.I., Nazarchuk, E.V., Lukina, E.A., Zaitsev, A.N., Shilovskikh, V.V. (2018) Belousovite, KZn(SO4)Cl, a new sulphate mineral from the Tolbachik volcano with apophyllite sheet-topology. Mineralogical Magazine: 82: 1079-1088.

Synonyms of BelousoviteHide

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Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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Other InformationHide

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Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for BelousoviteHide

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References for BelousoviteHide

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Reference List:

Siidra, Oleg I., Nazarchuk, Evgeny V., Lukina, Evgeniya A., Zaitsev, Anatoly N., Shilovskikh, Vladimir V. (2018) Belousovite, KZn(SO4)Cl, a new sulfate mineral from the Tolbachik volcano with apophyllite sheet-topology. Mineralogical Magazine, 82 (5) 1079-1088 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.084

Localities for BelousoviteHide

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Locality ListHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.