Chemistry:Zakharovite

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Zakharovite
Makatite, Zakharovite-449520.jpg
General
CategoryMineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
Na4Mn5Si10O24(OH)6·6H2O
Crystal systemTrigonal
Identification
ColorYellow
CleavagePerfect {0001}
FractureConchoidal
Mohs scale hardness2
|re|er}}Waxy, pearly, dull
References[1]

Zakharovite is a mineral, a silicate of sodium and manganese; formula Na4Mn5Si10O24(OH)6·6H2O. It has a yellow colour with a pearly lustre. Discovered in 1982 in the Kola peninsula of Northern Russia , it is named after Evgeny Evgenevich Zakharov (1902–1980), the director of the Moscow Institute of Geological Exploration.

See also

References

  1. "Zakharovite". mindat.org. https://www.mindat.org/min-4383.html. Retrieved 2021-12-17. 
  2. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode2021MinM...85..291W.