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Yubi l ei naya pegmati te (Yubi l ei noye;
Jubi l ej naj a), Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero
Massi f, Kol a Peni nsul a, Murmanskaj a
Obl ast', Northern Regi on, Russi a
Leon Hupperi chs
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Zorite
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Formula: Na

8
(Ti,Nb)

5
(Si

6
O

17
)

2
(OH,O)

5
14H

2
O
System: Orthorhombic Colour: Rose-red
Lustre: Vitreous Hardness: 3 - 4
Member of: Xonotlite Group
Name: From Russian "zoria", meaning "the rosy radiance of the sky at dawn", alluding to its colour.
The structure of Zorite contains double dreier chains of (SiO4) tetrahedra, which are linked by Ti cations into a three-dimensional framework.
A topologically identical framework is found in the structures of Haineaultite (the Ca-analogue of Zorite), Chivruaiite, and the synthetic Zorite analogue ETS-4 (Men'shikov
et al., 2006).
Classification of Zorite
IMA status: Approved 1972
Strunz 8th edition ID: 8/F.22-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th
(pending) edition ID:
9.DG.45
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
G : Inosilicates with 3-periodic single and multiple chains
Dana 8th edition ID: 66.3.1.2
66 : INOSILICATES Double-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=2)
3 : Amphiboles - Ca-Na subgroup
Hey's CIM Ref.: 16.14.1
16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
14 : Aluminosilicates of Ti, Zr, Sn and Pb
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Type Occurrence of Zorite
Type Locality: Yubileinaya pegmatite (Yubileinoye; Jubilejnaja), Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Year of Discovery: 1972
Physical Properties of Zorite
Lustre: Vitreous
Diaphaneity
(Transparency):
Transparent
Colour: Rose-red
Hardness (Mohs): 3 - 4
Crystallography of Zorite
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters: a = 23.91, b = 7.23, c = 14.24
Ratio: a:b:c = 3.307 : 1 : 1.97
Unit Cell Volume: V 2,461.66 (Calculated from Unit Cell )
Optical Data of Zorite
Type: Biaxial
Dispersion: r > v strong
Chemical Properties of Zorite
Formula:
Na

8
(Ti,Nb)

5
(Si

6
O

17
)

2
(OH,O)

5
14H

2
O
Simplified for copy/paste: Na
8
(Ti,Nb)
5
(Si
6
O
17
)
2
(OH,O)
5
14H
2
O
Essential elements: H, Na, O, Si, Ti
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All elements listed in
formula:
H, Na, Nb, O, Si, Ti
Common Impurities: Zr,Fe,Nb,Ta,Mn,Mg,Ca,K,F,C,P
Relationship of Zorite to other Species
Member of: Xonotlite Group
Other Members of Group:
-

+
Chivruaiite Ca

4
(Ti,Nb)

5
(Si

6
O

17
)

2
(OH,O)

5
13-14H

2
O
Haineaultite (Na,Ca)

5
Ca(Ti,Nb)

5
(Si

6
O

17
)

2
(OH,F)

8
5H

2
O
Xonotlite Ca

6
(Si

6
O

17
)(OH)

2
Related Minerals -
Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
-

+
9.DG.05 Bustamite CaMn
2+

(Si

2
O

6
)
9.DG.05 Ferrobustamite Ca(Fe
2+

,Ca,Mn
2+

)(Si

2
O

6
)
9.DG.05 Pectolite NaCa

2
(HSi

3
O

9
)
9.DG.05 Srandite Na(Mn
2+

,Ca)

2
(HSi

3
O

9
)
9.DG.05 Wollastonite CaSiO

3
9.DG.05 Wollastonite-1A CaSiO

3
9.DG.07 Cascandite Ca(Sc,Fe
3+

)(HSi

3
O

9
)
9.DG.08 Plombirite Ca

5
(HSi

3
O

9
)

2
7H

2
O
9.DG.10 Clinotobermorite Ca

5
(Si

6
O

17
) 5H

2
O
9.DG.10 Riversideite Ca

5
(HSi

3
O

9
)

2
2H

2
O
9.DG.10 Tobermorite Ca

4+x
(H

2-2x
Si

6
O

17
) 5H

2
O
9.DG.15 Foshagite Ca

4
(Si

3
O

9
)(OH)

2
9.DG.20 Jennite Ca

9
(Si

3
O

9
)

2
(OH)

8
8H

2
O
9.DG.25 Paraumbite K

3
Zr

2
H(Si

3
O

9
)

2
nH

2
O
9.DG.25 Umbite K

2
(Zr,Ti)Si

3
O

9
H

2
O
9.DG.30 Srensenite Na

4
SnBe

2
Si

6
O

16
(OH)

4
9.DG.35 Xonotlite Ca

6
(Si

6
O

17
)(OH)

2
9.DG.40 Hillebrandite Ca

2
(SiO

3
)(OH)

2
9.DG.45 Chivruaiite Ca

4
(Ti,Nb)

5
(Si

6
O

17
)

2
(OH,O)

5
13-14H

2
O
9.DG.50 Haineaultite (Na,Ca)

5
Ca(Ti,Nb)

5
(Si

6
O

17
)

2
(OH,F)

8
5H

2
O
9.DG.55 Epididymite Na

2
Be

2
Si

6
O

15
H

2
O
9.DG.60 Eudidymite Na

2
Be

2
Si

6
O

15
H

2
O
9.DG.65 Elpidite Na

2
ZrSi

6
O

15
3H

2
O
9.DG.70 Fenaksite (K,Na)

4
(Fe,Mn)

2
(Si

4
O

10
)

2
(OH,F)
9.DG.70 Litidionite CuNaKSi

4
O

10
9.DG.70 Manaksite KNaMnSi

4
O

10
9.DG.75 Tinaksite K

2
Na(Ca,Mn
2+

)

2
Ti[O|Si

7
O

18
(OH)]
9.DG.75 Tokkoite K

2
Ca

4
Si

7
O

17
(O,OH,F)

4
9.DG.75 Senkevichite CsKNaCa

2
Ti[O|Si

7
O

18
(OH)]
9.DG.80 Canasite K

2
Na

4
Ca

5
(Si

12
O

30
(OH,F)

4
9.DG.80 Fluorcanasite K

3
Na

3
Ca

5
Si

12
O

30
F

4
H

2
O
9.DG.85 Miserite K(Ca,Ce)

4
Si

5
O

13
(OH)

3
9.DG.90 Frankamenite K

3
Na

3
Ca

5
(Si

12
O

30
)(F,OH)

4
H

2
O
9.DG.92 Charoite (K,Sr)

15-16
(Ca,Na)

32
[Si

6
O

11
(O,OH)

6
]

2
[Si

12
O

18
(O,OH)

12
]

2
[Si

17
O

25
(O,OH)

18
]

2
(OH,F)

4
~3H

2
O
9.DG.95 Yuksporite (K,Ba)NaCa

2
(Si,Ti)

4
O

11
(F,OH) H

2
O
9.DG.97 Eveslogite (Na,K,Ca,Sr,Ba)

48
[(Ti,Nb,Mn,Fe
2+

)

12
Si

48
O

144
(OH)

12
](F,OH,Cl)

14
Related Minerals - Hey's
Index Grouping:
-

+
16.14.2 Vinogradovite (Na,Ca,K)

4
Ti

4
AlSi

6
O

23
(OH) 2H

2
O
16.14.3 Rhnite Ca

2
(Mg,Fe
2+

,Fe
3+

,Ti)

6
[O

2
|(Si,Al)

6
O

18
]

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16.14.4 Kaersutite {Na}{Ca
2
}{Mg
3
AlTi}(Al
2
Si
6
O
22
)O
2
16.14.5 Ferro-kaersutite {Na}{Ca

2
}{Fe
2+
3
AlTi}(Al

2
Si

6
O

22
)O

2
16.14.6 Jonesite Ba

4
(K,Na)

2
Ti

4
Al

2
(Si

3
O

9
)

2
(SiO

4
)

4
O

2
6H

2
O
16.14.7 Lourenswalsite (K,Ba)

2
(Ti,Mg,Ca,Fe)

4
(Si,Al,Fe)

6
O

14
(OH)

12
16.14.8 Labuntsovite-Mn Na

4
K

4
(Ba,K)

2
Mn
2+

(Ti,Nb)

8
(Si

4
O

12
)

4
(O,OH)

8
10-12H

2
O
16.14.9 Kimzeyite Ca

3
(Zr,Ti)

2
((Si,Al,Fe
3+

)O

4
)

3
16.14.10 Ellenbergerite Mg

6
(Mg,Ti,Zr,)

2
(Al,Mg)

6
Si

8
O

28
(OH)

10
16.14.11 Carlosturanite (Mg,Fe,Ti)

21
(Si,Al)

12
O

28
(OH)

34
H

2
O
16.14.12 Eakerite Ca

2
SnAl

2
Si

6
O

18
(OH)

2
2H

2
O
16.14.13 Plumalsite Pb

4
Al

2
(SiO

3
)

7
16.14.14 Wickenburgite CaPb

3
Al

2
Si

10
O

24
(OH)

6
16.14.15 Maricopaite Pb

7
Ca

2
(Si,Al)

48
O

100
32H

2
O
16.14.16 Epidote-(Pb) {CaPb}{Al

2
Fe
3+

}(Si

2
O

7
)(SiO

4
)O(OH)
16.14.17 Burckhardtite Pb

2
(Fe
3+

,Mn
3+

)Te
4+

(AlSi

3
O

10
)O

2
(OH)

2
H

2
O
16.14.18 Mathewrogersite Pb

7
FeAl

3
GeSi

12
O

36
(OH,H

2
O)

6
Other Names for Zorite
Synonyms:
IMA1972-011
Other Languages:
German: Zorit
Russian:
Simplified Chinese:
Spanish: Zorita
Traditional Chinese:
Other Information
Health Warning: No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Zorite
Reference List:
-

+
Mer'kov, A.N., Bussen, I.V., Goiko, E.A., Kul'chitskaya, E.A., Men'shikov, Yu.P., and Nedorezova, A.P. (1973) Raite and zorite - new minerals from the
Lovozero Tundra. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 102(1): 54-62 (in Russian).
American Mineralogist (1973): 58: 1113-1114.
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials: 21: 143-153.
Soviet Physics Crystallography (1979): 24: 686.
Men'shikov, Y.P., Krivovichev, S.V., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Mikhailova, J.A., Armbruster, T., and Selivanova, E.A. (2006)
Chivruaiite, Ca4(Ti,Nb)5[(Si6O17)2|(OH,O)5]13-14H2O, a new mineral from hydrothermal veins of Khibiny and Lovozero alkaline massifs. American
Mineralogist 91, 922-928.
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Russia
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Murmanskaja Oblast'
Kola Peninsula
Lovozero Massif
Karnasurt Mt
Yubileinaya pegmatite (Yubileinoye; Jubilejnaja) (TL)
Pekov, I. (1998) Mi neral s Fi rst di scovered on the terri tory of the former Sovi et Uni on 369p. Ocean
Pi ctures, Moscow; Zubkova, N. V., Pekov, I. V., Pushcharovsky, D. Y., & Chukanov, N. V. (2009). The
crystal structure and refi ned formul a of mountai ni te, KNa2Ca2 [Si 8O19 (OH)] 6 H2O. Zei tschri ft fr
Kri stal l ographi e, 224(8), 389-396.; Pl uth, J. J., Smi th, J. V., Pushcharovsky, D. Y., Semenov, E. I.,
Bram, A., Ri ekel , C., ... & Broach, R. W. (1997). Thi rd-generati on synchrotron x-ray di ffracti on of 6-m
crystal of rai te, Na3Mn3Ti 0. 25Si 8O20 (OH) 2 10H2O, opens up new chemi stry and physi cs of l ow-
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