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Sabinaite

sabinaite

Na4Zr2TiO4(CO3)4

Sabinaite: Mineral information, data and localities.

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

Overview

Sabinaite (Na4Zr2TiO4(CO3)4) is a rare carbonate mineral. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system as colorless to white prisms within cavities. It is more typically found as powdery coatings and masses. It has a specific gravity of 3.36. It has been found in vugs in a carbonatite sill on Montreal Island and within sodalite syenite in the alkali intrusion at Mont Saint-Hilaire in Quebec, Canada. It was first described in 1980 for an occurrence in the Francon quarry, Montreal Island. It is named after Ann Sabina (1930–2015), a mineralogist working for the Geological Survey of Canada.

Scientific references

  1. Sabinaite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3944302 Link
  2. Sabinaite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabinaite Link