Lavrentievite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

About LavrentieviteHide

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Colour:

Colorless to yellow

Lustre:

Adamantine, Vitreous

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Name:

Named by V.I. Vasil’ev, N.A. Pal’chik, and O.K. Grechishchev in 1984 in honor of Mikhail Alekseevich Lavrentiev (Михаи́л Алексе́евич Лавре́нтьев) (19 November 1900, Kazan, Russian Empire – 15 October 1980, Moscow, Soviet Union), mathematician and hydrodynamicist at the Institute of Hydrodynamics, Novosibirsk, Russia, and founder of the Siberian Academy of Science.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2350:0

ea2e8684-e503-4978-be87-5221cd33e9d0

IMA Classification of LavrentieviteHide

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Type description reference:

Classification of LavrentieviteHide

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2.FC.15a

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
F : Sulfides of arsenic, alkalies; sulfides with halide, oxide, hydroxide, H2O
C : With Cl, Br, I (halide-sulfides)

10.3.4.1

10 : OXYHALIDES AND HYDROXYHALIDES
3 : A3(O,OH)2Xq

6.5.3

6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
5 : Sulphohalides

Mineral SymbolsHide

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Physical Properties of LavrentieviteHide

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Colour:

Colorless to yellow

Chemistry of LavrentieviteHide

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Mindat Formula:

Hg2+3S2(Cl,Br)2

Crystallography of LavrentieviteHide

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Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Cell Parameters:

a = 8.94(2) Å, b = 5.194(7) Å, c = 18.33(4) Å
β = 92.44(8)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 1.721 : 1 : 3.529

Unit Cell V:

850.37 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

Space group P 2 /m, P 2 or Pm. Possibly triclinic.

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of LavrentieviteHide

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General Appearance of Type Material:

As complex intergrowths with arzakite, to 0.2 mm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Central Siberian Geological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Vasil’ev, V.I., Pal’chik, N.A., Grechishchev, O.K. (1984) Lavrentievite and arzakite, new natural mercury sulfohalides. Geologiya i Geofizika: 25: 54-63.

Synonyms of LavrentieviteHide

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Other Language Names for LavrentieviteHide

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Relationship of Lavrentievite to other SpeciesHide

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Common AssociatesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

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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 LavrentieviteHide

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References for LavrentieviteHide

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Reference List:

Dunn, Pete J., Fleischer, Michael, Langley, Richard H., Shigley, James E., Zilczer, Janet A. (1985) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 70 (7-8) 871-881

Localities for LavrentieviteHide

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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.