rastsvetaevite
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Rastsveatevite is a rare mineral of the eudialyte group with the chemical formula . Its structure is modular. It is only the third member of the group after andrianovite and davinciite with essential (site-dominating) potassium. Potassium and sodium enter both N4 and M2 sites. The mineral is named after Russian crystallographer Ramiza K. Rastsvetaeva.
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.CO.10
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.CO.10
- crystal system
- trigonal crystal system
- streak color
- white
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- Rastsvetaevite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Rvt
- chemical formula
- Na₂₇K₈Ca₁₂Fe₃Zr₆Si₅₂O₁₄₄(O,OH,H₂O)₆Cl₂
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Rastsveatevite is a rare mineral of the eudialyte group with the chemical formula . Its structure is modular. It is only the third member of the group after andrianovite and davinciite with essential (site-dominating) potassium. Potassium and sodium enter both N4 and M2 sites. The mineral is named after Russian crystallographer Ramiza K. Rastsvetaeva.
==Occurrence and association== Rastsvetaevite was originally found in hyperagpaitic (ultra-alkaline) pegmatite at Mt. Rasvumchorr, Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Associated minerals are aegirine, nacaphite, nepheline, natrite, schcherbakovite, sodalite, villiaumite, and rasvumite.
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