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![Infrared spectrum of <span class="search-highlight">natromelansonite</span>.]()
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![Sheet of octahedra (O) in the structure of <span class="search-highlight">natromelansonite</span>.]()
![Time dependent intensity loss for Na K α in <span class="search-highlight">natromelansonite</span> (8 analyses).]()
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![(a) Double sheet of tetrahedra (T) in the structure of <span class="search-highlight">natromelansonite</span>; (b...]()
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Journal Article
Comment on Lykova et al. (2024): “Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada”
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 01 October 2024
Mineralogical Magazine (2024) 88 (5): 623–625.
...Thomas E. Gore; Andrew M. McDonald Abstract In this communication, we present a brief response to Lykova et al. ( 2024 ) who, in a paper in volume 88 https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2024.1 (this journal), describe the occurrence of the new mineral natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr(Si 7 AlO 19 )⋅4–5H 2 O...
Journal Article
Reply to the Comment on the paper on natromelansonite by Gore and McDonald (2024)
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 01 October 2024
Mineralogical Magazine (2024) 88 (5): 626.
...) The content of Al is 6.86 wt.% Al 2 O 3 (average of 8 analyses; Lykova et al ., 2024 ) in natromelansonite and 6.29 wt.% Al 2 O 3 (average of 8 analyses; Lykova et al ., 2024 [note there is a typo in Lykova et al. , 2024 : 5.89 instead of 6.89; so the correct range is 5.53–6.89] and 6.32 wt.% Al 2 O...
Journal Article
Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 15 January 2024
Mineralogical Magazine (2024) 88 (2): 195–202.
...Inna Lykova; Ralph Rowe; Glenn Poirier; Henrik Friis; Stephanie Barnes Abstract Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, was found at the Poudrette (Demix) quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada in a highly altered pegmatite together with a clay mineral, steacyite, polylithionite...
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Journal Article
New Mineral Names
Journal: American Mineralogist
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 April 2024
American Mineralogist (2024) 109 (4): 799–802.
... P 2 1 / c Bamford Hill mine Australia y y Chinnerite [Mg(H 2 O) 6 ]Na(H 2 O) 2 Al 3 (PO 4 ) 2 F 6 2023-083 P 2/ m Penrice quarry Australia y n Ehrigite Bi 8 Te 3 2023-074 R 3 m Good Hope gold mine Canada y n Natromelansonite Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]·4H 2 O 2023-076...
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Infrared spectrum of natromelansonite.
in Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
> Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 15 January 2024
Figure 4. Infrared spectrum of natromelansonite.
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Comparative data for natromelansonite and related minerals.
in Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
> Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 15 January 2024
Table 6. Comparative data for natromelansonite and related minerals.
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Selected interatomic distances (Å) in the structure of natromelansonite.
in Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
> Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 15 January 2024
Table 5. Selected interatomic distances (Å) in the structure of natromelansonite.
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Sheet of octahedra (O) in the structure of natromelansonite.
in Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
> Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 15 January 2024
Figure 6. Sheet of octahedra (O) in the structure of natromelansonite.
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Time dependent intensity loss for Na K α in natromelansonite (8 analyses).
in Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
> Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 15 January 2024
Figure 3. Time dependent intensity loss for Na K α in natromelansonite (8 analyses).
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Chemical data for natromelansonite and melansonite. *Calculated from ...
in Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
> Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 15 January 2024
Table 1. Chemical data for natromelansonite and melansonite. *Calculated from the stoichiometry; dash means the content of a constituent is below the detection limit.
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Back-scattered electron image of a crystal composed of melansonite and natr...
in Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
> Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 15 January 2024
Figure 2. Back-scattered electron image of a crystal composed of melansonite and natromelansonite zones. Bright zone – U-bearing melansonite. Polished section, specimen CMNMC 90813.
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(a) Double sheet of tetrahedra (T) in the structure of natromelansonite; (b...
in Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
> Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 15 January 2024
Figure 5. (a) Double sheet of tetrahedra (T) in the structure of natromelansonite; (b) the single sheet consisting of four- and eight-membered rings. The structure was visualised using CrystalMaker ® software.
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Grey tabular prismatic crystals composed of natromelansonite and melansonit...
in Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
> Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 15 January 2024
Figure 1. Grey tabular prismatic crystals composed of natromelansonite and melansonite on a beige aggregate of a poorly diffracting clay mineral and steacyite microcrystals. Specimen CMNMC 90813. Photo: François Génier.
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Crystal data, data collection information and structure refinement details ...
in Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
> Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 15 January 2024
Table 3. Crystal data, data collection information and structure refinement details for natromelansonite. * Located 0.70 Å away from the Zr1 site; the second highest peak is 1.74 e – /Å 3 .
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General view of the crystal structure of natromelansonite. Projection on (1...
in Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
> Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 15 January 2024
Figure 7. General view of the crystal structure of natromelansonite. Projection on (100). The unit cell is outlined. T and O sheets are indicated. Yellow and purple spheres are extra-framework Na and K atoms, respectively.
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Powder X-ray diffraction data for natromelansonite.* *The strongest l...
in Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
> Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 15 January 2024
Table 2. Powder X-ray diffraction data for natromelansonite.* *The strongest lines are given in bold 1 For the calculated pattern, only reflections with intensities >2 are given. 2 Calculated from PXRD Rietveld unit-cell refinement.
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Coordinates and equivalent displacement parameters ( U eq , in Å 2 ) of at...
in Natromelansonite, Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4–5H 2 O, a new member of the rhodesite mero-plesiotype series from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
> Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 15 January 2024
Table 4. Coordinates and equivalent displacement parameters ( U eq , in Å 2 ) of atoms, site occupancy and bond-valence sums for natromelansonite. a BVS have been formally calculated taking into account the refined site occupancy, using bond-valence parameters of Gagné and Hawthorne
Journal Article
Newsletter 76
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 01 February 2024
Mineralogical Magazine (2024) 88 (1): 105–109.
..., R.T. (2024) Glecklerite, IMA 2023-071. CNMNC Newsletter 76; Mineralogical Magazine , 88 , https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2023.89 IMA No. 2023-073 Natromelansonite Na 3 Zr[Si 7 AlO 19 ]⋅4H 2 O Nmso Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada (45°33’46” N...
