Nazarovite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

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Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Name:

Named in honour of Michail Alexandrovich Nazarov (Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Наза́ров) (13 January 1949 - 8 June 2016), Russian mineralogist and petrologist, for his contributions to the research of reduced meteoritic assemblages. He worked at the at the Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, V. I. Vernadsky RAS.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:53677:8

d97e8244-fbf6-4837-8a2b-9c3cbe85413f

IMA Classification of NazaroviteHide

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Classification of NazaroviteHide

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1.BD.35

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
B : Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides, Phosphides and Hydrides
D : Phosphides

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
Naz IMA–CNMNC Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Chemistry of NazaroviteHide

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Chemical AnalysisHide

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Empirical formulas:

Sample ID Empirical Formula
1 Ni11.97P56 · 03
2 (Ni11.43Fe0.63Co0.01)12.07P4.94
3 (Ni11.43Fe0.63Co0.01)12.07P4.94

Sample references:

ID Type Locality Reference Notes
1 Type Specimen Halamish wadi, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District, Israel Britvin et al. (2022) in wt.%, via electron microprobe; empirical formula basis: 17 apfu
2 Type Specimen Marjalahti meteorite, Viipuri, Ladoga Region, Republic of Karelia, Russia Britvin et al. (2022) in wt.%, from electron microprobe; empirical formula basis: 17 apfu
3 Type Specimen " " Britvin et al. (2022) " "

Crystallography of NazaroviteHide

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Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

4/m - Dipyramidal

Cell Parameters:

a = 8.640(1) Å, c = 5.071(3) Å

Comment:

structurally similar to schreibersite-nickelphosphide

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing Intensity
4.374 Å (5)
2.503 Å (5)
2.341 Å (54)
2.160 Å (13)
2.040 Å (15)
1.931 Å (40)
1.860 Å (100)

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of NazaroviteHide

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General Appearance of Type Material:

Terrestrial: micron-sized lamellae (intergrown with transjordanite); meteoritic: chisel-like crystals, up to 8 microns long (3 microns thick).

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Collections of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy Prospekt 18-2, Moscow 119071, Russia, registration number 5381/1.

Empirical Formula of Type Material:

(Ni11.43Fe0.63Co0.01)12.07P4.94

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Diopside-rich microbreccia of pyrometamorphic origin (terrestrial); acid-insoluble fraction of Ni-rich precipitates (a pallasite meteorite).

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Synonyms of NazaroviteHide

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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.

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References for NazaroviteHide

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Reference List:

Britvin, Sergey N., Murashko, Mikhail N., Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria G., Vereshchagin, Oleg S., Vapnik, Yevgeny, Shilovskikh, Vladimir V., Lozhkin, Maksim S., Obolonskaya, Edita V. (2022) Nazarovite, Ni12P5, a new terrestrial and meteoritic mineral structurally related to nickelphosphide, Ni3P. American Mineralogist, 107 (10) 1946-1951 doi:10.2138/am-2022-8219

Localities for NazaroviteHide

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This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

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.

Israel (TL)
Southern District (HaDarom District) Tamar Regional Council Hatrurim Basin ⓘ Halamish wadi (Ẕuq Tamrur) (TL) Miyawaki et al. (2019) +1 other reference
Jordan
Amman Governorate Transjordan Plateau Daba-Siwaqa complex ⓘ Unnamed phosphorite quarry Britvin et al. (2023)
Russia (TL)
Republic of Karelia Ladoga Region Viipuri ⓘ Marjalahti meteorite (TL) Miyawaki et al. (2019) +1 other reference