Narsarsukite is a rare silicate mineral with either the chemical formula Na2(Ti,Fe3+)Si4(O,F)11[3] or Na4(Ti,Fe)4[Si8O20](O,OH,F)4.[1]
| Narsarsukite | |
|---|---|
 1.3 cm crystal of narsarsukite from Mont Saint-Hilaire | |
| General | |
| Category | Silicate mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Na4(Ti,Fe)4[Si8O20](O,OH,F)4[1] |
| IMA symbol | Nar[2] |
| Strunz classification | 9.DJ.05 |
| Crystal system | Tetragonal |
| Crystal class | Dipyramidal (4/m) H-M symbol: (4/m) |
| Space group | I4/m |
| Unit cell | a = 10.72, c = 7.95 [Å]; Z = 4 |
| Identification | |
| Color | Honey to lemon-yellow, reddish brown, brownish gray, tan, pink; may be green from inclusions; may show color zoning |
| Crystal habit | Occurs as flat tabular to equant, striated crystals In divergent, radiating groups; massive |
| Cleavage | Good on {100} and {110} |
| Fracture | Uneven to subconchoidal |
| Tenacity | Brittle |
| Mohs scale hardness | 5.5 - 7 |
| Luster | Vitreous, pearly on {110} |
| Streak | White |
| Diaphaneity | Transparent to translucent |
| Specific gravity | 2.64-2.83 |
| Optical properties | Uniaxial (+) |
| Refractive index | nω = 1.609 nε = 1.630 |
| Birefringence | δ = 0.021 |
| Pleochroism | Weak; O = colorless to yellow; E = colorless to honey-yellow |
| References | [3][1][4] |
It was first described in 1900 for an occurrence in the Narsarsuk pegmatite in the Ilimaussaq intrusive complex of West Greenland.[1] It has also been reported from a syenite which intruded limestone in the Sweetgrass Hills, Montana, and within hornfels and marble xenoliths in the alkalic intrusive of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec.[3] It occurs associated with aegirine, microcline, albite, elpidite, epididymite, taeniolite, pectolite, calcite, galena and quartz.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Narsarsukite on Mindat.org
- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ a b c d Handbook of Mineralogy
- ^ Narsarsukite data on Webmineral
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