EIGHT MINERAL SPECIES IN ONE CRYSTAL: UNIQUE ZONATION OF POLYCHROME TOURMALINE FROM THE KRUTAYA VEIN (MALKHAN PEGMATITE FIELD, TRANSBAIKALIA, RUSSIA)

A unique unusually Mn-rich concentrically zoned polychrome crystal from the cavity of granite pegmatite of the Krutaya vein within the Malkhan pegmatite field (Transbaikalia) is studied. It consists of six valid and two potentially new mineral species of the tourmaline supergroup. The paper provides...

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Main Authors: A.V. Kasatkin, О.S. Vereshchagin, L.A. Gorelova, D.I. Belakovskiy
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Published: South Urals Federal Research Center of Mineralogy and Geoecology UB RAS 2024-06-01
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author A.V. Kasatkin
О.S. Vereshchagin
L.A. Gorelova
D.I. Belakovskiy
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D.I. Belakovskiy
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description A unique unusually Mn-rich concentrically zoned polychrome crystal from the cavity of granite pegmatite of the Krutaya vein within the Malkhan pegmatite field (Transbaikalia) is studied. It consists of six valid and two potentially new mineral species of the tourmaline supergroup. The paper provides the detailed physical, chemical and crystallographic characteristics of minerals. A Mn-richest (up to 9.6 wt. % MnO) dark brown core of the crystal is composed of fluor-tsilaisite, princivalleite and a Mn2+-F-analog of foitite. A greenish yellow intermediate zone consists of Mn-rich fluor-elbaite and darrellhenryite and is followed by a Mn-poor pink zone composed of fluor-rossmanite, rossmanite and their O2--analog. A yellowish green peripheral zone consists of late-generation Mn-bearing fluor-elbaite. The Mn content decreases, while the Li + Al content increases from the center of the dark brown zone to the margin of the crystal approximately to the middle of the pink zone, where the evolution of the tourmaline composition is inverted and this trend becomes opposite. The crystal structure of fluor-tsilaisite is refined on a single crystal extracted from this specimen, R1 = 2.4%. The mineral is trigonal, space group R3m, a = 15.9595(1), c = 7.14164(7) Å, V = 1575.31(3) Å3 , Z = 3.
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spelling doaj-art-21338efb8f7d4f5aa71c09cc5be8b0692025-02-06T11:01:24ZengSouth Urals Federal Research Center of Mineralogy and Geoecology UB RASМинералогия2313-545X2782-20442024-06-01252510.35597/2313-545X-2024-10-2-1EIGHT MINERAL SPECIES IN ONE CRYSTAL: UNIQUE ZONATION OF POLYCHROME TOURMALINE FROM THE KRUTAYA VEIN (MALKHAN PEGMATITE FIELD, TRANSBAIKALIA, RUSSIA)A.V. Kasatkin0О.S. Vereshchagin1L.A. Gorelova2D.I. Belakovskiy3Fersman Mineralogical Museum RASSt. Petersburg State UniversitySt. Petersburg State UniversityFersman Mineralogical Museum RASA unique unusually Mn-rich concentrically zoned polychrome crystal from the cavity of granite pegmatite of the Krutaya vein within the Malkhan pegmatite field (Transbaikalia) is studied. It consists of six valid and two potentially new mineral species of the tourmaline supergroup. The paper provides the detailed physical, chemical and crystallographic characteristics of minerals. A Mn-richest (up to 9.6 wt. % MnO) dark brown core of the crystal is composed of fluor-tsilaisite, princivalleite and a Mn2+-F-analog of foitite. A greenish yellow intermediate zone consists of Mn-rich fluor-elbaite and darrellhenryite and is followed by a Mn-poor pink zone composed of fluor-rossmanite, rossmanite and their O2--analog. A yellowish green peripheral zone consists of late-generation Mn-bearing fluor-elbaite. The Mn content decreases, while the Li + Al content increases from the center of the dark brown zone to the margin of the crystal approximately to the middle of the pink zone, where the evolution of the tourmaline composition is inverted and this trend becomes opposite. The crystal structure of fluor-tsilaisite is refined on a single crystal extracted from this specimen, R1 = 2.4%. The mineral is trigonal, space group R3m, a = 15.9595(1), c = 7.14164(7) Å, V = 1575.31(3) Å3 , Z = 3.https://journal.mineralogy.ru/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024_10_2_1.pdfcrystal zonationpolychrome crystaltourmalinefluor-elbaitefluor-tsilaisiteprincivalleitedarrellhenryitefluor-rossmanitecrystal structurekrutaya veinmalkhan pegmatite field.
spellingShingle A.V. Kasatkin
О.S. Vereshchagin
L.A. Gorelova
D.I. Belakovskiy
EIGHT MINERAL SPECIES IN ONE CRYSTAL: UNIQUE ZONATION OF POLYCHROME TOURMALINE FROM THE KRUTAYA VEIN (MALKHAN PEGMATITE FIELD, TRANSBAIKALIA, RUSSIA)
Минералогия
crystal zonation
polychrome crystal
tourmaline
fluor-elbaite
fluor-tsilaisite
princivalleite
darrellhenryite
fluor-rossmanite
crystal structure
krutaya vein
malkhan pegmatite field.
title EIGHT MINERAL SPECIES IN ONE CRYSTAL: UNIQUE ZONATION OF POLYCHROME TOURMALINE FROM THE KRUTAYA VEIN (MALKHAN PEGMATITE FIELD, TRANSBAIKALIA, RUSSIA)
title_full EIGHT MINERAL SPECIES IN ONE CRYSTAL: UNIQUE ZONATION OF POLYCHROME TOURMALINE FROM THE KRUTAYA VEIN (MALKHAN PEGMATITE FIELD, TRANSBAIKALIA, RUSSIA)
title_fullStr EIGHT MINERAL SPECIES IN ONE CRYSTAL: UNIQUE ZONATION OF POLYCHROME TOURMALINE FROM THE KRUTAYA VEIN (MALKHAN PEGMATITE FIELD, TRANSBAIKALIA, RUSSIA)
title_full_unstemmed EIGHT MINERAL SPECIES IN ONE CRYSTAL: UNIQUE ZONATION OF POLYCHROME TOURMALINE FROM THE KRUTAYA VEIN (MALKHAN PEGMATITE FIELD, TRANSBAIKALIA, RUSSIA)
title_short EIGHT MINERAL SPECIES IN ONE CRYSTAL: UNIQUE ZONATION OF POLYCHROME TOURMALINE FROM THE KRUTAYA VEIN (MALKHAN PEGMATITE FIELD, TRANSBAIKALIA, RUSSIA)
title_sort eight mineral species in one crystal unique zonation of polychrome tourmaline from the krutaya vein malkhan pegmatite field transbaikalia russia
topic crystal zonation
polychrome crystal
tourmaline
fluor-elbaite
fluor-tsilaisite
princivalleite
darrellhenryite
fluor-rossmanite
crystal structure
krutaya vein
malkhan pegmatite field.
url https://journal.mineralogy.ru/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024_10_2_1.pdf
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