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Amableite-(Ce), Na15[(Ce1.5Na1.5)Mn3]Mn2Zr3□Si[Si24O69(OH)3](OH)2⋅H2O, a new eudialyte-group mineral from Saint-Amable Sill, Québec, Canada

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Nikita V. Chukanov ,
Andrey A. Zolotarev ,
Christof Schäfer ,
Dmitry A. Varlamov Open the ORCID record for Dmitry A. Varlamov [Opens in a new window] ,
Igor V. Pekov ,
Marina F. Vigasina ,
Dmitry I. Belakovskiy ,
Sergey M. Aksenov Open the ORCID record for Sergey M. Aksenov [Opens in a new window] ,
Svetlana A. Vozchikova  and
Sergey N. Britvin Open the ORCID record for Sergey N. Britvin [Opens in a new window]
Nikita V. Chukanov*
Affiliation:
Federal Research Center of Problems of Chemical Physics and Medicinal Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow region, 142432 Russia Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, Vorobievy Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Andrey A. Zolotarev
Affiliation:
Department of Crystallography, St. Petersburg State University, University Emb. 7/9, Saint-Petersburg 199034, Russia
Christof Schäfer
Affiliation:
Independent researcher, Untereisesheim, Germany
Dmitry A. Varlamov
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental Mineralogy RAS, Chernogolovka, 142432 Russia
Igor V. Pekov
Affiliation:
Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, Vorobievy Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Marina F. Vigasina
Affiliation:
Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, Vorobievy Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Dmitry I. Belakovskiy
Affiliation:
Fersman Mineralogical Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt 18-2, 119071 Moscow, Russia
Sergey M. Aksenov
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Arctic Mineralogy and Material Sciences, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 14 Fersman str., Apatity 184209 Russia Geological Institute, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 14 Fersman str., Apatity 184209 Russia
Svetlana A. Vozchikova
Affiliation:
Federal Research Center of Problems of Chemical Physics and Medicinal Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow region, 142432 Russia
Sergey N. Britvin
Affiliation:
Department of Crystallography, St. Petersburg State University, University Emb. 7/9, Saint-Petersburg 199034, Russia
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Corresponding author: Nikita V. Chukanov; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The new eudialyte-group mineral amableite-(Ce), ideally Na15[(Ce1.5Na1.5)Mn3]Mn2Zr3□Si[Si24O69(OH)3](OH)2⋅H2O, was discovered in a peralkaline pegmatite at Saint-Amable Sill, Montérégie, Québec, Canada. The associated minerals are albite, microcline, aegirine, serandite, natrolite, yofortierite, and an unidentified titanosilicate forming minute grains. Amableite-(Ce) occurs as yellow equant or thick tabular crystals up to 2 mm across. The observed crystal forms are {0001}; the subordinate forms are {11$\bar{2}$0}, {10$\bar{1}$1}, and {10$\bar{1}$0}. Amableite-(Ce) is brittle, with a Mohs hardness of 5. D(meas) = 2.89(1), D(calc) = 2.899 g⋅cm–3. Amableite-(Ce) is optically anomalously biaxial (+) with α ≈ β = 1.603(2) and γ = 1.608(2). The chemical composition is (wt.%, electron microprobe, H2O measured by means of a modified Penfield method): Na2O 14.20, K2O 0.41, CaO 1.89, MnO 8.25, Fe2O3 2.40, La2O3 3.10, Ce2O3 4.19, Pr2O3 0.16, Nd2O3 0.59, SiO2 49.41, ZrO2 11.17, HfO2 0.24, TiO2 0.68, Nb2О5 1.54, Cl 0.26, H2O 1.70, –O≡Cl –0.06, total 100.13. The crystal structure was determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction data and refined to R1 = 0.0423. Amableite-(Ce) is trigonal, space group R3, with a = 14.1340(3) Å, c = 30.3780(11) Å and V = 5255.6(3) Å3. The crystal-chemical formula is (Na12.93K0.27Ce0.06)Σ13.26[(Mn2.49Ce0.30Ca0.21)Σ3.00(Ce1.14Na1.04Ca0.82)Σ3.00](Mn1.05Fe0.90□1.05)Σ3.00(Zr2.85Ti0.12Hf0.03)Σ3.00(□0.40Nb0.36Si0.24)Σ1.00(Si0.88□0.12)Σ1.00[Si24(O70.44(OH)1.56)Σ72.00][(OH)2.20(H2O)1.27]Σ3.47Cl0.22 (Z = 3). Infrared and Raman spectra are given. The strongest lines of the powder X-ray diffraction pattern [d, Å (I, %)(hkl)] are: 11.34 (51)(101), 7.06 (76)(110), 4.312 (63)(205), 3.783 (38)(033), 3.538 (43)(027, 220), 2.963 (84)($\bar{3}$45), 2.837 (100)(404). The mineral is named after the discovery locality.

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amableite-(Ce)new mineraleudialyte groupcrystal structureIR spectroscopyRaman spectroscopyX-ray diffractionSaint-Amable SillCanada
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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 88 , Issue 4 , August 2024 , pp. 369 - 379
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