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2006-06-30

With my apologies - this is the first update since December 2004 - my, how time flies..... Everything from 1998 to 2004 you can find under olds

Andersen, T. et al.: Stability of naujakasite in hyperagpaitic melts, and the petrology  of naujakasite lujavrite in the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South
Greenland. MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE; 69(2005), 125-136

Bellezza, M et al.: Grenmarite, a new member of the götzenite-seidozerite-rosenbuschite group from the Langesundsfjord district, Norway: definition and crystal structure. EUROPENA JOURNAL OF MINERALOGY; 16(2004), 971-978. New mineral: Semi-parallel aggregates of elongated, flattened XX to 1cm. Yellow brown, translucent, vitreous, pale yellowish-brown streak, brittle, uneven fracture, H=4.5. From Analkaline pegmatite dike on the E side of Vesle Aröya, Langesundsfjord, Norway, in microcline and albite w/albite, astrophyllite, biotite, catapleiite, ß uorite, galena, låvenite, leucosphenite, löllingite, pyrochlore, and sphalerite

Belokoneva,EL:Symmetry and Topological Analysis of the OD Nenadkevichite–Labuntsovite–Zorite Family, CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, 50(2005), 13

Chakmouradian, AR et al: Fluorcaphite, a second occurrence and detailed structural analysis: simultaneous acoomodation of Ca, Sr, Na, and REE in the apatite atomic arrangement. CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, 43(2005), 735-746. Common accessory ineral in albitites at Lovozero!

Chukanov, N.V. et al.:Neskevaaraite-Fe - NaK3Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6H2O, a new labuntsovite group mineral. NEW DATA ON MINERALS, 38(2003) , 9–14. Brownish XX to 1.8cm long and 1mm thick, vitreous, translucent, brittle, white streak, H=5, uneven fracture. From Neskevaara Hill in the cetnral Vuorijarvi complex, Northern Karelia, Russia w/dolomite, calcite, phlogopite, fluorapatite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, serpentine, nenadkevichite. Also from Kirov MIne, Khibiny, Kola w/ calcite, labuntsovite-Fe, donnayite-(Y), bitumen, K-feldspar, calcite.

Chukanov, N.V et al.: Nabalamprophyllite Ba(Na,Ba){Na3Ti[Ti2O2Si4O14](OH,F)2}, a new layer titanosilicate of the lamprophyllite group from the
Inagli and Kovdor alkaline-ultrabasic massifs, Russia. ZAPISKI VSEROSS MINERAL OBSHCH, 133(2004), 59-72. New mineral: Bright yellow to brown XX to 1cm (Kovdor) and 10 cm(Inagli), transparent to translucent, glassy, H=3. At the Inagle massif w/aegirine, albite, ancylite, batisite, diopside, eckermannite, innelite,
leucosphenite, lorenzenite, natrolite, neptunite, and strontium apatite, and at Kovdor, Kola, w/apatite, cancrinite, eudialyte-group minerals,
lorenzenite, lueshite, nepheline, pectolite, pyrrhotite, thomsonite-Ca, titanite, and pyroxenes (diopside, hedenbergite, aegirine).

Grice, JD et al: Johnsenite-(Ce): a new member of the eudialyte group from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, 44(2006), 105-115

New mineral: Na₁₂(Ce,La,Sr,Ca,M)₃Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃W(Si₂₅O₇₃)(CO₃)(OH,Cl)₂,W-analogue of zirsilite-(Ce). Skeletal XX to 4mm and aggregates to1 cm, color not given, transparent to translucent, vitreous, white streak, H=5-6, uneven fracture. From Mt.Saint-Hilaire w/albite, calcite, pectolite, aegirine, fluorapophyllite, zirsilite-(Ce), a burbankite- group phase, dawsonite, rhodochrosite, epididymite, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, quartz, an amphibole-group mineral, sphalerite, stillwellite-(Ce), titanite, cerite-(Ce), tuperssuatsiaite, steacyite, catapleiite, zakharovite, natrolite and microcline

Hassan, I et al.: Cancrinite: crystal structure, phase transitions, and dehydration behavior with temperature. AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, 91(2005), 1117-1124

Kazantsev, S.S: et al.:  Crystal structure of holtite I. CRYSTALLOGRAPHYA; 50(2005), 49-54

Kazantsev, SS et al.: REfinement of composition and structure of holtite I. CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, 51(2006), 412

Khomyakov, A.P. et al.: Diversilite-(Ce), Na2(Ba,K)6Ce2Fe2+Ti3[Si3O9]3[SiO3OH]3(OH,H2O)9 -  anew silicate with heterogenous tetrahedral complexes from the Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. ZAPISKI VSEROSS MINERAL OBSHCH, 132(2003), 34-39. New mineral: yellow-orange fan-shaped intergrowth to 3mm, transparent to translucent, vitreous, white streak, brittle, conchoidal fracture. From Mt.Yuxpor w/nepheline, sodalite, K-feldspar, natrolite, pectolite, aegirine q.o.

Kretz,R. Subsolidous evolution of gneissic biotite syenite and nepheline syenite, Otter Lake area, Quebec. CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, 43(2005), 1107-1122

Krivovichev, S.V. et al.:Clinobarylite, BaBe2Si2O7, structure refinement, and revision of symmetry and physical properties. NEUES JAHRBUCH FUER MINERALOGIE- MONATSHEFTE, 2004, 373-384

Krivovichev, S.V., et al.: Topology and symmetry of the titanosilicate framework in the crystal structure of shcherbakovite, Na(K,Ba)2(Ti,Nb)2O2[Si4O12]. ZAPISKI VSEROSS MINERAL OBSHCH, 133(2004), 55-63

Krivovichev, SV et al: Crystal structure of diversilite-(Ce). ZAPISKI VSEROSS MINERAL OBSHCH., 134(2005), 113-117

Liferovich, RP et al.: Composition and paragenesis of Na-, Nb- and Zr-bearing titanite from Khibina, Russia, and crystal-structure data for synthetic analogues. CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, 43(2005), 795-812

McDonald, A.M. et al.: Haineaultite, a new hydrated sodium titanosilicate from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Qhevec,: description, structure determination,and genetic implications. CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, 42(2004), 769-780. New mineral: (Na, Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si,S)12O34(OH,F)8·5H2O, off-white to yellow to orange fan-like aggregates of tabular to bladed XX or isolated prismatic XX up to 6mm. Transparent to translucent, vitreous, brittle, white streak, hardness 3-4. IN altered marble xenoliths w/quartz, labuntsovite-gr., calcite, sodium-amphibole, pectolite, fluorapophyllite, vesuvianite, tainiolite, albite, fluorite, microcline, aegirine a.o.

McDonald, AM et al.: Bobtraillite, (Na,Ca)₁₃Sr₁₁(Zr,Y,Nb)₁₄Si₄₂B₆O₁₃₂(OH)₁₂•12H₂O, a new mineral species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: description, structure determination and relationship to benitoite and wadeite. Blocky to prismatic XX to 2mm, grey to brown, transparent, vitreous, white streak, H=5.5, brittle, uneven conchoidal fracture. W/a burbankite-group mineral, donnayite-(Y), clinoamphibole, albite, aegirine, pyrrhotite, pyrite, annite, analcime, microcline, a white mica (muscovite?), yellow titanite, clinopyroxene and calcite

Merlino, S. et al.: The crystal structure of calcium catapleiite. CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, 42(2004), 1037-1045

Mitchell,R.H. Carbonatites and carbonatites and carbonatites. CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, 43(2005), 2049-2068

Mitchell, RH: Sylvite and fluorite microcrysts, and fluorite-nyerereite intergrowths from natrocarbonatite, Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania. MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE; 70(2006), 103-114

Mitchell, RH: An ephemeral pentasodium phosphate carbonate from natrocarbonatite lapilli, Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania . MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE; 70(2006), 211-218

Nemeth,P et al.: TEM and X-ray study of syntactic intergrowths of epistolite, murmanite, and shkatulkaite. CANADIAN MINERALOGIST; 43(2005), 973-987

Pautov, L.A. et al: Zeravshanit, Cs₄Na₂Zr₃(Si₁₈O₄₅)(H₂O)₂, new cesium mineral from Dara-i-Pioz.. NEW DATA ON MINERALS; 39(2004), 21-25. Colourless, transparent single XX to 0.1mm or a aggregates of tabular XX to 0.2mm, vitreous, hardness 6. Occurring in quartz w/aegirine, pectolite, polylithionite, reedmergnerite and w/baratovite, berezanskite, bismuth, calcite, darapiosite, dusmatovite, fluorapatite, fluorapophyllite, fluorite, galena, kapitsaite-(Y), neptunite, pyrochlore, tadzhikite-gr

Pautov, L.A. et al.: Maleevite,BaB2Si2O8, and Pekovite, SrB2Si2O8, new mineral species from the Dara-i-Pioz alökaline massif, northern Tajikistan. CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, 42(2004), 107-119. Maleevite: Colorless to white grains to 2mm, vitreous, transparent to translucent, white streak, brittle, uneven fracture, no cleavage From a pegmatite w/quartz, microcline, aegirine, and arfvedsonite, polylithionite, reedmergnerite, cs-kupletskite, hyalotekite, albite a.o.   Pekovite: Colorless to white grains to 0.2mm, vitreous, transparent to translucent, white streak, brittle, uneven fracture, no cleavage. From a quartz block w/pectoltie, fluorite, aegirine.

Pekov. I.V. et al.: A new mineral, bari-olgite Ba(Na,Sr,REE)2Na[PO4]2, and its crystal structure. ZAPISKI VSEROSS MINERAL OBSHCH, 133(2004), 41-49. Isometric or flattend, XX to 1.5x1.0cm. Light green, transparent, vitreous, white streak, brittle, uneven fracture, H=4-4.5.. Bright pink-orange fluorescence (SW) and weak pink-red (LW). From the Palitra pegmatite at Kedykverpakhk, Lovozero, w/manaksite, natrosilite, villiaumite, and w/aegirine, analcime, chkalovite, natrolite, serandite, sodalite, ussingite, and vuonnemite.

Pekov. I.V. et al.: Lepkhenelmite-Zn, Ba2Zn(Ti,Nb)4[Si4O12]2(O,OH)4·7H2O, a new mineral of the labuntsovite group, and its crystal structure. ZAPISKI VSEROSS MINERAL OBSHCH, 133(2004), 49-58. Flat prismatic XX to 2.5x0.5cm, light briwn, transparent, white streak, vitreous, brittel, uneven fracture, H=5. From Pegmatite no.45 on Mt.Lepkhe-Nelm, Lovozero, w/lamprophyllite, eudialyte, tsepinite-Na, kuzmenkoite-Zn, paratsepinite-Ba.

Pekov.I.V. et al.: X-ray powder diffractogram of kassite and its relationship to cafetite. ZAPISKI VSEROSS MINERAL OBSHCH, 133(2004), 51-55

Pekov, IV et al.: (2004) Potassicarfvedsonite, KNa2Fe2+4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2, a K-dominant amphibole of the arfvedsonite series from agpaitic pegmatites -Mineral data, structure refinement and disorder in the A site. NEUES JAHRBUCH FUER MINERALOGIE - MONATSHEFTE, 12(2004) , 555-574. New mineral: Euhedral prismatic to acicular XX to 15x0,8cm. Black to dark blue-green, transparent to semitransparent, pale blue streak, vitreous, brittle, H=5.5-6. From "Pegmatite Valley", Kangerluarsuk, Ilimaussaq, Greenland (holotype) w/analcime, aegirine, epistolite, eudialyte, microcline, sodalite and steenstrupine-(Ce), from Palitra pegmatite at Kedykverpakhkm Lovozero, Kola, w/aegirine, arfvedsonite, eudialyte, microcline, nepheline, with minor lamprophyllite, lomonosovite,
lorenzenite, and villiaumite, and from Kirov Mine, Khibiny, Kola, w/aegirine, eudialyte, fluorapatite, fluorite, lamprophyllite, microcline, natrolite, nepheline,
rinkite, sphalerite, and titanite.

Pekov, IV et al.: Pautovite, CsFe2S3, a new mineral species from the Lovozero alkaline complex, Kola peninsula, Russia. CANADIAN MINERALOGIST., 43(2005), 965-972. Prismatic to acicular XX to 0.12x0.005mm. Dark steel-gray, opaque, dull black in moist air. XX split into fine needles. From the Palitra pegmatite, Kedykverpakhk, Lovozero, as an overgrowth on belovite-(Ce), but also oon ussingite, microcline, nordite-(Ce) and bornemanite, and as inclusions in massive villiaumite.W/aegirine, natrosilite, sodalite, potassicarfvedsonite, serandite, ferronordite-(Ce), vuonnemite, lomonosovite, vitusite-(Ce), phosinaite-(Ce),
barytolamprophyllite, mangan-neptunite, manaksite, chkalovite, kapustinite, kazakovite, steenstrupine-(Ce), thorosteenstrupine, bario-olgite, nalipoite, sphalerite, löllingite, wurtzite, bartonite, chlorbartonite, and zakharovite

Raade, G. et al.: Gjerdingenite-Mn from Norway - a new mineral species in the labuntsovite group: descriptive data and crystal structure. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MINERALOGY, 16(2004) , 979-987. Orange-yellow to brown, prismatic XX to 1mm, translucent to transparent, vitreous, H=5, brittle, uneven fracture. Widespread in cavities in the sodic alkaline granite at Gjerdingen, Lunner, Oppland, Norway w/aegirine, albite, elpidite, janhaughite, kupletskite,
monazite-(Ce), orthoclase, pyrochlore and ralstonite.

Rastsvetayeva, RK et al: Crystal structure of the K analog of kentbrooksite. Dokl.Akad. Nauk, 403 (2005), 636-639. New mineral:Pale yellow, parcelaneous rims around eudialyte. K-analogon of klentbrooksite. From Alluaiv, Lovozero, Kola.

Rozenberg, KA et al.: Crystal structure of the niobium-deficient carbonate analog of feklichevite. Dokl. Akad. Nauk, 400(2005), 640-644

Rozenberg, KA et al.: Decationized and hydrated eudialytes. Oxonium problem, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MINERALOGY, 17(2005); 875-882

Rozenberg, KA et al.: Crystal structure of golyshevite. CRYSTALLOGRAPGHY; 50(2005), 539. New mineral from the eudialyte group.

Sokolova, E et al.: Refinement of the crystal structure and revision of the chemical formula of olgite: (Ba,Sr) (Na,Sr,REE)₂ Na [PO₄]_2, CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, 43(2005), 1521-1526

Sokolova, E et al: Polyphite and sobolevite: revision of their crystal structures, CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, 43(2005), 1527-1544

Yakovenchuk, VN et al: Pakhomovskyite, Co₃(PO₄)₂•8H₂O, a new mineral species from Kovdor, Kola Peninsula, Russia, CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, 44(2006), 117-123). Up to 3x3x2cm groups of spherulites to 0.5mm, or rosettes of tabular XX (to 0.05mm). Bright pink, dull or pearly, pink streak, translucent, H=2. In fissures in dolomitic carbonatite at Kovdor, Kola w/bakhchisaraitsevite, bobierrite, magnetite, kovdorskite, rimkorolgite, juonniite, norsethite, chalcopyrite, phlogopite, pyrrhotite and pyrite

Yu, V et al.: The crystal structure of paranatrolite. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MINERALOGY, 16(2004), 545-550

Zubkova,NV et al.: Crystal Structures of K- and Cs-Exchanged Forms of Zorite , CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; 50(2005), 367

Zubkova,NV et al: Crystal structure of holtite II. CRYTSALLOGRAPGY, 51(2006), 16

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