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Bystrite from
Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia


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Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Bystrite
Formula:(Na,K)7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(S5)Cl
Chemical Analyses:
Empirical formulas:
1(1) Na6.97K0.04Ca0.98(Si6.03Al5.97O24)(S2–5)0.93[(SO2–4)0.15Cl0.83; (2) Na6.75K0.04Ca1.11(Si6.09Al5.91O24)(S2–5)1.04[(HS–)0.17Cl0.85]
Sample references:
1 -
Chukanov, Nikita V., Sapozhnikov, Anatoly N., Kaneva, Ekaterina V., Varlamov, Dmitry A., Vigasina, Marina F. (2023) Bystrite, Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)S52–Cl–: formula redefinition and relationships with other four-layer cancrinite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 87 (3) 455-464 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.29
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lazurite10
Calcite4
Diopside2
Phlogopite2
Sulfhydrylbystrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bystrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2450
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2450:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Sapozhnikov, A.N., Ivanov, V.G., Piskunova, L.F., Kashaev, A.A., Terentieva, L.E., Pobedimskaya, E.A. (1991) Bystrite Ca(Na,K)7(Si6Al6O24)(S3)1.5·H2O — a new cancrinite-like mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 120(3): 97-100.
Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.
 
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