| |
 |
Belyankinite Mineral Data
|
|
|
General Belyankinite Information
|
 Chemical Formula: |
Ca1-2(Ti,Zr,Nb)5O12•9(H2O) (?) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 711.83 gm |
| |
Calcium 7.32 % Ca 10.24 % CaO |
| |
Zirconium 10.25 % Zr 13.85 % ZrO2 |
| |
Titanium 23.54 % Ti 39.28 % TiO2 |
| |
Niobium 9.14 % Nb 13.07 % Nb2O5 |
| |
Hydrogen 2.55 % H 22.78 % H2O |
| |
Oxygen 47.20 % O |
| |
______ ______ |
| |
100.00 % 99.21 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca1.3Ti3.5Zr0.8Nb0.7O12•9(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Replacing murmanite in nepheline syenite pegmatite in an alkalic massif. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1950 |
| Locality: |
Mt. Karnasurt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Dmitry Stepanovich Belyankin (1876-1953), prominent Russian mineralogist and petrographer. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Belyankinite + Pronunciation  |
| |