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Faizievite

faizievite

Li6K2Na(Ca6Na)Ti4(Si6O18)2(Si12O30)F2

Faizievite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Faizievite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Faizievite is a very rare mineral with the formula K2Na(Ca6Na)Ti4Li6Si24O66F2. This triclinic mineral is chemically related to baratovite and katayamalite. Faizievite is a single-locality mineral, coming from the moraine of the Darai-Pioz glacier, Tien Shan Mountains, Tajikistan. Alkaline rocks of this site are famous for containing numerous rare minerals, often enriched in boron, caesium, lithium, titanium, rare earth elements, barium, and others.

Scientific references

  1. Faizievite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19833613 Link
  2. Faizievite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faizievite Link