| Feklichevite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Cyclosilicate |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb(OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 (original form) |
| IMA symbol | Fek |
| Strunz classification | 9.CO.10 |
| Dana classification | 64.1.7. |
| Crystal system | Trigonal |
| Crystal class | Ditrigonal pyramidal (3m) H-M symbol: (3m) |
| Space group | R3m |
| Unit cell | a = 14.26, c = 30.17 (approximated); Z = 3 |
| Identification | |
| Color | Dark brown |
| Crystal habit | Isometric, thick-tabular; grains |
| Cleavage | (001), perfect |
| Tenacity | Brittle |
| Mohs scale hardness | 5.5 |
| Luster | Vitreous |
| Streak | Brownish |
| Diaphaneity | Transparent or translucent |
| Density | 2.87 (approximated) |
| Optical properties | Uniaxial (+) |
| Refractive index | nω = 1.61, nε = 1.61 (approximated) |
| Pleochroism | None |
| Ultraviolet fluorescence | No |
| Common impurities | Mn, F |
| References | |
Feklichevite is a rare mineral of the eudialyte group with the formula Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3NbSi(Si3O9)2(Si9O27)2. The original formula was extended to show the presence of cyclic silicate groups and presence of silicon at the M4 site, according to the nomenclature of eudialyte group. When compared to other minerals of the group, feklichevite characterizes in the presence of ferric iron (thus similar to ikranite, mogovidite and fengchengite) and dominance of calcium at the N4 site. Calcium is ordered in the structure and is also present at the M1 site. Other iron-bearing minerals of the group are eudialyte, ferrokentbrooksite, georgbarsanovite, khomyakovite, labyrinthite, oneillite and rastsvetaevite, but they rather contain ferrous iron Feklichevite name honors Russian mineralogist and crystallographer, V. G. Feklichev.
Occurrence and association
Feklichevite was found in cancrinite syenite vein of pegmatoid type, that occurs in the Kovdor alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Feklichevite coexists with aegirine-diopside, cancrinite, potassic feldspar, pectolite, titanite, hematite, and руrrhоtitе.
Notes on chemistry
Feklichevite has quite high admixtures of manganese and fluorine, with minor hafnium, strontium, titanium, cerium, and lanthanum.
References
- Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ Mindat, Feklichevite, http://www.mindat.org/min-11029.html
- ^ Pekov, I.V., Ekimenkova, I.A., Chukanov, N.V., Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Kononkova, N.N., Pekova, N.A., and Zadov, A.E., 2001. Feklichevite Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb(OH,H2O,Cl,O)5, a new mineral of the eudialyte group from Kovdor Massif, Kola peninsula. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 130(3), 55–65
- ^ Johnsen, O., Ferraris, G., Gault, R.A., Grice, D.G., Kampf, A.R., and Pekov, I.V., 2003. The nomenclature of eudialyte-group minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist 41, 785–794
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