Frankamenite (original) (raw)
A valid IMA mineral species
About FrankameniteHide
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Formula:
K3Na3Ca5(Si12O30)(F,OH)4 · H2O
Colour:
Grayish lilac, bluish gray, or light green
Name:
Named by L.V. Nikishova, K.A. Lazebnik, I.V. Rozhdestvenskaya, N.N. Emelyanova, and Y.D. Lazebnik in 1996 in honor of Victor Albertovitch Frank-Kamenetsky (28 February 1915, Vilnius, Lithuania – 12 May 1994), mineralogist-crystallographer.
The mineral was described previously as triclinic canasite.
This page provides mineralogical data about Frankamenite.
Unique IdentifiersHide
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Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:6957:7
3051e9f4-f448-4a21-ba76-7af55df04d08
IMA Classification of FrankameniteHide
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IMA Formula:
K3Na3Ca5Si12O30(F,OH)4 · H2O
Type description reference:
Classification of FrankameniteHide
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9.DG.90
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
G : Inosilicates with 3-periodic single and multiple chains
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fkm | 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 FrankameniteHide
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Colour:
Grayish lilac, bluish gray, or light green
Cleavage:
Perfect
perfect {010} and {100} cleavages
Optical Data of FrankameniteHide
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RI values:
_n_α = 1.536 _n_β = 1.539 _n_γ = 1.542
2V:
Measured: 70° , Calculated: 89°
δ = 0.006
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Chemistry of FrankameniteHide
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Mindat Formula:
K3Na3Ca5(Si12O30)(F,OH)4 · H2O
Crystallography of FrankameniteHide
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Cell Parameters:
a = 10.0941(3) Å, b = 12.6913(2) Å, c = 7.2405(1) Å
α = 90.00(2)°, β = 111.02(2)°, γ = 110.20(2)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.795 : 1 : 0.571
Unit Cell V:
804.42 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Twinning:
microtwinned on (010).
Crystal StructureHide
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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| 0014522 | Frankamenite | Rozhdestvenskaya I V, Nikishova L V, Lazebnik K A (1996) The crystal structure of frankamenite Mineralogical Magazine 60 897-905 |  |
1996 | South Yukutia, Russia | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide
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Radiation - Copper Kα
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 5.88 Å | (37) |
| 4.70 Å | (54) |
| 4.21 Å | (40) |
| 3.01 Å | (25) |
| 2.915 Å | (100) |
| 2.354 Å | (30) |
Geological EnvironmentHide
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Type Occurrence of FrankameniteHide
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General Appearance of Type Material:
laths typically 1 cm and rarely to 15 cm in length
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Museum of the Saint Petersburg Mining Institute, Russia.
Central Siberian Geological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Reference:
Nikishova, L.V., Lazebnik, K.A., Rozhdestvenskaya, I.V., Emelyanova, N.N., Lazebnik, Y.D. (1996) Frankamenite K3Na3Ca5(Si12O30)F3(OH)·H2O – a new mineral, triclinic vareity of canasite from charoitites. Zapiski Vserossijskogo (Vserossiyskogo) Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 125(2): 106-108.
Synonyms of FrankameniteHide
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Relationship of Frankamenite to other SpeciesHide
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Common AssociatesHide
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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 21 photos of Frankamenite associated with Charoite | (K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O |
|---|---|
| 14 photos of Frankamenite associated with Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| 9 photos of Frankamenite associated with Tokkoite | K2Ca4[Si7O18(OH)](OH,F) |
| 7 photos of Frankamenite associated with Tinaksite | K2Na(Ca,Mn2+)2TiO[Si7O18(OH)] |
| 4 photos of Frankamenite associated with Steacyite | K0.3(Na,Ca)2ThSi8O20 |
| 2 photos of Frankamenite associated with Copper | Cu |
| 2 photos of Frankamenite associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
| 2 photos of Frankamenite associated with Sphalerite | ZnS |
| 1 photo of Frankamenite associated with Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| 1 photo of Frankamenite associated with Galena | PbS |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide
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| 9.DG. | Calcinaksite | KNaCa(Si4O10) · H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.DG. | Barrydawsonite-(Y) | Na1.5Y0.5CaSi3O8(OH) | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 9.DG. | Paratobermorite | Ca4(Al0.5Si0.5)2Si4O16(OH)(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O) | Mon. 2/m |
| 9.DG. | Alvesite | NaKZrSi6O15 · 2H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) |
| 9.DG.02 | Steedeite | NaMn2[Si3BO9](OH)2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.02 | Nolzeite | NaMn2[Si3BO9](OH)2 · 2H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Bustamite | CaMn2+(Si2O6) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Ferrobustamite | CaFe2+(Si2O6) | Tric. 1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Serandite | NaMn2+2Si3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Wollastonite-1A | CaSiO3 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Tanohataite | LiMn2Si3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Schizolite | NaCaMnSi3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Murakamiite | LiCa2Si3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Dalnegorskite | Ca5Mn(Si3O9)2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.07 | Cascandite | CaScSi3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 |
| 9.DG.08 | Plombièrite | [Ca4Si6O16(OH)2 · 2H2O] · (Ca · 5H2O) | Orth. |
| 9.DG.10 | Clinotobermorite | [Ca4Si6O17 · 2H2O] · (Ca · 3H2O) | Mon. |
| 9.DG.10 | Riversideite | Ca5(HSi3O9)2 · 2H2O | Orth. |
| 9.DG.10 | Tobermorite | Ca4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O) | Mon. 2 : _P_21 |
| 9.DG.12 | Jusite | Na2Ca15Al4Si16O54 · 17H2O | |
| 9.DG.12 | Kenotobermorite | Ca4Si6O15(OH)2(H2O)2 · 3H2O | Mon. |
| 9.DG.15 | Foshagite | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.20 | Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.20 | Kamenevite | K2TiSi3O9 · H2O | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
| 9.DG.25 | Paraumbite | K3Zr2H(Si3O9)2 · nH2O | Orth. m _m_2 |
| 9.DG.25 | Umbite | K2(Zr,Ti)Si3O9 · H2O | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
| 9.DG.30 | Sørensenite | Na4SnBe2Si6O16(OH)4 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
| 9.DG.32 | Escheite | Ca2NaMnTi5[Si12O34]O2(OH)3 · 12H2O | Orth. m _m_2 : A m _a_2 |
| 9.DG.35 | Xonotlite | Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
| 9.DG.40 | Hillebrandite | Ca2(SiO3)(OH)2 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c m |
| 9.DG.45 | Zorite | Na8(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,O)5 · 14H2O | Orth. |
| 9.DG.45 | Chivruaiite | Ca4(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,O)5 · 13-14H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m m m |
| 9.DG.50 | Haineaultite | (Na,Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,F)8 · 5H2O | Orth. 222 : _C_222 |
| 9.DG.55 | Epididymite | Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
| 9.DG.60 | Eudidymite | Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
| 9.DG.65 | Elpidite | Na2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O | Orth. |
| 9.DG.65 | Patynite | NaKCa4[Si9O23] | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.67 | Whelanite | Cu2+2Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3 · 2H2O | Orth. m _m_2 : P n _n_2 |
| 9.DG.70 | Fenaksite | (K,Na)4(Fe,Mn)2(Si4O10)2(OH,F) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.70 | Litidionite | CuNaKSi4O10 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.70 | Manaksite | KNaMnSi4O10 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.70 | Yusupovite | Na2Zr(Si6O15) · 2.5H2O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
| 9.DG.70 | Enricofrancoite | KNaCaSi4O10 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.75 | Tinaksite | K2Na(Ca,Mn2+)2TiO[Si7O18(OH)] | Tric. |
| 9.DG.75 | Tokkoite | K2Ca4[Si7O18(OH)](OH,F) | Tric. |
| 9.DG.75 | Senkevichite | CsKNaCa2TiO[Si7O18](OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.80 | Canasite | K3Na3Ca5Si12O30(OH)4 | Mon. m : B m |
| 9.DG.80 | Fluorcanasite | K3Na3Ca5Si12O30F4 · H2O | Mon. m : B m |
| 9.DG.85 | Miserite | K1.5-x(Ca,Y,REE)5(Si6O15)(Si2O7)(OH,F)2 · yH2O | Tric. |
| 9.DG.92 | Charoite | (K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
| 9.DG.95 | Yuksporite | K4(Ca,Na)14(Sr,Ba)2(◻,Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)4(O,OH)4(Si6O17)2(Si2O7)3(H2O,OH)3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
| 9.DG.97 | Eveslogite | (Na,K,Ca,Sr,Ba)48 [(Ti,Nb,Mn,Fe2+)12Si48O144(OH)12](F,OH,Cl)14 | Mon. 2/m : _P_2/m |
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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 FrankameniteHide
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References for FrankameniteHide
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Reference List:
Kaneva, Ekaterina, Shendrik, Roman, Pankrushina, Elizaveta, Dokuchits, Emilia, Radomskaya, Tatiana, Pechurin, Mikhail, Ushakov, Aleksey (2023) Frankamenite: Relationship between the Crystal–Chemical and Vibrational Properties. Minerals, 13 (8) doi:10.3390/min13081017
Localities for FrankameniteHide
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