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Lavinskyite |
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Lavinskyit Bildbreite: 2 cm, Fundort: Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, Südafrika Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: thdun5 Location: Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Hotazel/Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine) Mineral: Lavinskyite Image: 1378222857 License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only |
Lavinskyit |
Bildbreite: 2 cm, Fundort: Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, Südafrika |
Copyright: | Rob Lavinsky |
Contribution: thdun5 2013-09-03 |
Locality: Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine) / Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Field / Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz / Südafrika |
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Lavinskyite Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa; Source: William W. Pinch, Robert Lavinsky, and Marcus Origlieri; Light blue plates, associated with R120019 wesselsite, and R120077 scottyite. This is the type sample. Copyright: RRUFF - Univ. of Arizona; Contribution: Stefan Location: Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Hotazel/Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine) Mineral: Lavinskyite Image: 1441612655 License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only |
Lavinskyite |
Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa; Source: William W. Pinch, Robert Lavinsky, and Marcus Origlieri; Light blue plates, associated with R120019 wesselsite... |
Copyright: | RRUFF - Univ. of Arizona |
Contribution: Stefan 2015-09-07 |
Locality: Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine) / Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Field / Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz / Südafrika |
Collectors Summary
Color | hellblau |
Streak color | blass blau |
Lustre | Glasglanz |
Hardness (Mohs) | ~5 |
Cleavages | vollkommen {010}, keine Teilbarkeit beobachtet |
Solubility | unlöslich in H2O, Azeton, HCl |
Crystal System | orthorhombisch, Pcnb |
Morphology | Lavinskyit Kristalle sind abgeflacht parallel zu (010) |
Chemism
Chemical formula |
K(Li,Cu,Mg,Na)Cu6(Si4O11)2(OH)4 |
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Empirical formula (analysis) |
(K0.99Ba0.01)Σ1.00(Li1.04Cu0.93Na0.10)Σ2.07(Cu5.57Mg0.43Mn0.01)Σ6.01(Si4.00O11)2(OH)4 |
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Additional chem. information |
Isotypisch mit Planchéit |
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Chemical composition |
Kupfer, Lithium, Magnesium, Natrium, Silicium, Kalium, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff |
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Strunz 9th edition incl. updates |
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9: Silikate (Germanate) |
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Classification by Hölzel |
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9: SILICATES |
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IMA status |
anerkannt Juli 2012 - CNMNC Newsletter No. 14, October 2012, page 1282; Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 1281-1288 |
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Mineral status |
anerkanntes Mineral |
Optical Properties
Crystallography
Crystals 3D
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Crystal Structure 3D
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Physical Properties
~5 |
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3.61(3) (gemessen), 3.62 (berechnet) |
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3.646 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas ) |
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vollkommen {010}, keine Teilbarkeit beobachtet |
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spröde |
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Instability |
unlöslich in H2O, Azeton, HCl |
(Co-)Type locality
(Co-)Type locality |
Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Hotazel/Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine) |
Type material |
Mineral Museum of the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA |
Collection number of type material |
19335 |
Paragenesis of type material |
Preface
Wesselsit, Pektolith, Richterit, Sugilit, Scottyit. |
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Name from |
Dr. Robert Lavinsky |
Author (Name, Year) |
Hexiong Yang, Robert T. Downs, Stanley H. Evans, William W. Pinch (2014) |
References
Other languages
German |
Lavinskyit |
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English |
Lavinskyite |
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Russian |
Лавинскиит |
Alternative Name
English |
Lavinskyite-2O |
CNMNC (IMA)-Number
IMA 2012-028 |
CNMNC symbol
Symbol |
Lvs |
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Mineral Dealer
Locations with GPS information
IDs
GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) | kTpLA2kG-Ee0O1PPn93r1Q |
GUID (Global unique identifier) | 034B3A91-0669-47F8-B43B-53CF9FDDEBD5 |
Database ID | 7427 |