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Lemmleinite Group

A material that is NOT an approved mineral species

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Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Lemmleinite-Ba

Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Lemmleinite-Ba

Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Lemmleinite-K

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Lemmleinite-Ba

Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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About Lemmleinite GroupHide

Member of:

Labuntsovite Supergroup

This page provides mineralogical data about Lemmleinite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

46931

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:46931:5

GUID
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e5471cbe-4a33-437e-826b-644856d08b11

Crystal StructureHide

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0012501	Lemmleinite-K	Rastsvetaeva R K, Arakcheeva A V, Khomyakov A P (1996) Crystal structure and microtwinning of a new monoclinic analog of nenadkevichite Doklady Chemistry 351 294-297	1996	Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia	293
0003652	Lemmleinite-Ba	Armbruster T, Krivovichev S V, Weber T, Gnos E, Organova N N, Yakovenchuk V N (2004) Origin of diffuse superstructure reflections in labuntsovite-group minerals American Mineralogist 89 1655-1666	2004	Khibiny alkaline complex, Kola peninsula, Russia	113
0003653	Lemmleinite-Ba	Armbruster T, Krivovichev S V, Weber T, Gnos E, Organova N N, Yakovenchuk V N (2004) Origin of diffuse superstructure reflections in labuntsovite-group minerals American Mineralogist 89 1655-1666	2004	Khibiny alkaline complex, Kola peninsula, Russia	295
0003654	Lemmleinite-Ba	Armbruster T, Krivovichev S V, Weber T, Gnos E, Organova N N, Yakovenchuk V N (2004) Origin of diffuse superstructure reflections in labuntsovite-group minerals American Mineralogist 89 1655-1666	2004	Khibiny alkaline complex, Kola peninsula, Russia	295
0003655	Lemmleinite-Ba	Armbruster T, Krivovichev S V, Weber T, Gnos E, Organova N N, Yakovenchuk V N (2004) Origin of diffuse superstructure reflections in labuntsovite-group minerals American Mineralogist 89 1655-1666	2004	Khibiny alkaline complex, Kola peninsula, Russia	293
0003656	Lemmleinite-Ba	Armbruster T, Krivovichev S V, Weber T, Gnos E, Organova N N, Yakovenchuk V N (2004) Origin of diffuse superstructure reflections in labuntsovite-group minerals American Mineralogist 89 1655-1666	2004	Khibiny alkaline complex, Kola peninsula, Russia	293
0003657	Lemmleinite-Ba	Armbruster T, Krivovichev S V, Weber T, Gnos E, Organova N N, Yakovenchuk V N (2004) Origin of diffuse superstructure reflections in labuntsovite-group minerals American Mineralogist 89 1655-1666	2004	Khibiny alkaline complex, Kola peninsula, Russia	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Lemmleinite-K'
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'Rastsvetaeva R K'
'Arakcheeva A V'
'Khomyakov A P'
_journal_name_full 'Doklady Chemistry'
_journal_volume 351 
_journal_year 1996
_journal_page_first 294
_journal_page_last 297
_publ_section_title
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 Crystal structure and microtwinning of a new monoclinic analog of
 nenadkevichite
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_database_code_amcsd 0012501
_chemical_compound_source 'Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Na.43 K.875 (Ti.7 Nb.3) Si2 O7.89 H2.08'
_cell_length_a 14.39
_cell_length_b 13.900
_cell_length_c 7.825
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 117.6
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 1387.054
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      2.777
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'C 1 2/m 1'
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Na   0.40830   0.26470   0.00000   0.43000   0.04179
K1   0.08420   0.00000   0.33650   0.95000   0.03293
K2   0.41590   0.00000   0.70120   0.80000   0.04179
TiM1   0.00000   0.22440   0.50000   0.70000   0.01862
NbM1   0.00000   0.22440   0.50000   0.30000   0.01862
TiM2   0.25000   0.25000   0.50000   0.70000   0.01912
NbM2   0.25000   0.25000   0.50000   0.30000   0.01912
Si1   0.20860   0.10960   0.80150   1.00000   0.01026
Si2   0.32320   0.11010   0.25250   1.00000   0.01077
O1   0.23910   0.12440   0.02700   1.00000   0.01773
O2   0.27280   0.17980   0.73400   1.00000   0.01393
O3   0.10080   0.22440   0.39600   0.70000   0.01140
O-H3   0.10080   0.22440   0.39600   0.30000   0.01140
O4   0.23580   0.00000   0.76800   1.00000   0.01900
O5   0.42290   0.17670   0.30400   1.00000   0.02153
O6   0.26670   0.12840   0.38600   1.00000   0.01520
O7   0.36830   0.00000   0.28200   1.00000   0.01646
O8   0.08300   0.12370   0.68100   1.00000   0.01900
Wat1   0.50000   0.14200   0.00000   0.90000   0.11145
Wat2   0.00000   0.12600   0.00000   0.88000   0.13805

Relationship of Lemmleinite Group to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Labuntsovite Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Gutkovaite Group
Kuzmenkoite Group
Labuntsovite Group
Nenadkevichite Group	A subgroup of the Labuntsovite Supergroup according to the classification of Chukanov et al.
Organovaite Group
Paralabuntsovite Group
Paratsepinite Group
Vuoriyarvite Group

Group Members:

Lemmleinite-Ba	Na₂K₂Ba(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Lemmleinite-K	K₂(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₄O₁₂)(OH,O)₂ · 4H₂O	Orth.

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Localities for Lemmleinite GroupHide

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Russia
Murmansk Oblast Khibiny Massif ⓘ Khibinpakhkchorr Mountain	[Lemmleinite-Ba] P.M. Kartashov data
Koashva Mt ⓘ IGC Stop 2-3	[Lemmleinite-K] Arzamastsev, A., Yakovenchuk, V., Pakhomovsky, Y., & Ivanyuk, G. (2008). The Khibina and Lovozero alkaline massifs: Geology and unique mineralization. In Guidebook for 33rd International Geological Congress Excursion (No. 47, p. 58).
ⓘ Koashva Open Pit	[Lemmleinite-K] Khomyakov, A.P., Nechelyustov, G.N., Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Dorokhova, G.I. (1999) Lemmleinite, NaK2(Ti,Nb)2Si4O12(O,OH)2·2H2O - a new mineral of the labuntsovite-nenadkevichite family. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 128(5): 54-62. *Jambor, John L., Puziewicz, Jacek, Roberts, Andrew C. (2000) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 85 (11-12) 1843-1847* p.1844 Khomyakov, A. P., Nechelyustov, G. N., Sokolova, E., Bonaccorsi, E., Merlino, S., & Pasero, M. (2002). Megakalsilite, a new polymorph of KAlSiO4 from the Khibina alkaline massif, Kola peninsula, Russia: Mineral description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 40(3), 961-970.
ⓘ Kukisvumchorr Mt	[Lemmleinite-K] Pekov, I.V. & Podlesnyi, A.S. (2004): Kukisvumchorr Deposit: Mineralogy of Alkaline Pegmatites and Hydrotermalites. Mineralogical Almanac, vol. 7, 140 pages + xxiv photo's pages
ⓘ N'orkpakhk Mt	[Lemmleinite-K] Arzamastsev, A., Yakovenchuk, V., Pakhomovsky, Y., & Ivanyuk, G. (2008). The Khibina and Lovozero alkaline massifs: Geology and unique mineralization. In Guidebook for 33rd International Geological Congress Excursion (No. 47, p. 58). Takai, Y., Uehara, S., Inoo, T. (2011) Minerals from Khibiny, Kola, Russia. Chigaku Kenkyu, 60 (1), 41-46.
ⓘ Rischorr Mt	[Lemmleinite-K]
Kovdor Massif ⓘ Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine	[Lemmleinite-K]
ⓘ Phoscorite-carbonatite pipe	[Lemmleinite-Ba] Mikhailova, J. A., Kalashnikov, A. O., Sokharev, V. A., Pakhomovsky, Y. A., Konopleva, N. G., Yakovenchuk, V. N., ... & Ivanyuk, G. Y. (2016). 3D mineralogical mapping of the Kovdor phoscorite–carbonatite complex (Russia). Mineralium Deposita, 51(1), 131-149.
Lovozersky District ⓘ Karnasurt Mountain	[Lemmleinite-K]
Seidozero Lake Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt ⓘ Pegmatite No. 47	[Lemmleinite-K] Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data (2011)

USA
Arkansas Hot Spring County Magnet Cove ⓘ Diamond Jo Quarry	[Lemmleinite-Ba] RRUFF Database - File RO70650

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