farneseite

Tectosilicate mineral

Also known as IMA2004-043

Instance of: mineral species
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1.Stated in The IMA List of Minerals (July 2019)
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Subclass of: complex-sequence cancrinites
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1.Stated in Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014
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Farneseite is a mineral from the cancrinite group with 14 layer stacking. It is a complex silicate mineral with formula (Na,Ca,K)56(Al6Si6O24)7(SO4)12·6H2O. It was named after a location in Farnese, Lazio, Italy. It is a member of the cancrinite group, approved in 2004 as a new mineral species. The group is characterized by the number of stacking layers making up each member, with farneseite being one of newest minerals in the group with a 14 layer stacking structure. It is a clear transparent mineral and has a hexagonal crystal system with crystal class of 6/m and space group of P63/m. The specimens discovered in Farnese were in a pyroclastic rock from the Làtera Cauldera region.

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IMA status and/or rank: approved mineral and/or valid name (A) ima number, broad sense: IMA2004-043
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1.Stated in Farneseite, a new mineral of the cancrinite - sodalite group with a 14-layer stacking sequence: occurrence and crystal structure
2.Stated in New minerals approved in 2004 and nomenclature modifications approved in 2004
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Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 9.FB.05
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1.Stated in IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2009)
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Crystal system: hexagonal crystal system
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1.Stated in mineralienatlas.de
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Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 9.FB.05
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1.Stated in IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2009)
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Named after: Farnese
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1.Stated in MinDat
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Type locality (geology): Farnese
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1.Stated in New minerals approved in 2004 and nomenclature modifications approved in 2004
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Streak color: white
IMA Mineral Symbol: Far
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1.Stated in IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols
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Formula: (Na,Ca,K)₅₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₇(SO₄)₁₂·6H₂O

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4 identifiers linking farneseite across the web's reference databases

Freebase ID/m/0zrr0fq
IMA Number, broad senseIMA2004-043
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)2778960922
Mindat mineral ID27489

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