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Calcioancylite-(La), (La,Ca)2(CO3)2(OH,H2O)2, a new member of the ancylite group from Gejiu nepheline syenite, Yunnan Province, China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2023

Yanjuan Wang Open the ORCID record for Yanjuan Wang [Opens in a new window] ,
Xiangping Gu Open the ORCID record for Xiangping Gu [Opens in a new window] ,
Guochen Dong ,
Zengqian Hou ,
Fabrizio Nestola Open the ORCID record for Fabrizio Nestola [Opens in a new window] ,
Zhusen Yang ,
Guang Fan ,
Yufei Wang  and
Kai Qu Open the ORCID record for Kai Qu [Opens in a new window]
Yanjuan Wang
Affiliation:
School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Padova 35131, Italy
Xiangping Gu
Affiliation:
School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Guochen Dong*
Affiliation:
School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
Zengqian Hou
Affiliation:
School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
Fabrizio Nestola
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Padova 35131, Italy
Zhusen Yang
Affiliation:
Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
Guang Fan
Affiliation:
Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology, Beijing 100029, China
Yufei Wang
Affiliation:
School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
Kai Qu
Affiliation:
Tianjin Center, China Geological Survey, Tianjin 300170, China School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
*
Corresponding author: Guochen Dong; Email: donggc@cugb.edu.cn
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Abstract

Calcioancylite-(La), ideally (La,Ca)2(CO3)2(OH,H2O)2, has been discovered from nepheline syenite of the Gejiu alkaline complex in the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. The mineral occurs as aggregates of subhedral grains, and the size of single crystals varies between 5–20 μm. Calcioancylite-(La) is colourless to pale pinkish grey and has transparent to translucent lustre. It is brittle with a Mohs hardness of 4. The calculated density is 4.324 g/cm3. The mineral is biaxial (−), with α =1.662, β = 1.730, γ = 1.771, 2Vmeas. = 70°(1) and 2Vcalc. = 73°. Electron microprobe analysis for holotype material yielded an empirical formula of (La0.58Ce0.55Pr0.14Nd0.10Ca0.39Sr0.20K0.04)Σ2.00(CO3)2[(OH)1.25F0.06⋅0.69H2O]Σ2.00. Calcioancylite-(La) is orthorhombic, with space group Pmcn, a = 5.0253(3) Å, b = 8.5152(6) Å, c = 7.2717(6) Å, V = 311.17(4) Å3 and Z = 2. By using single-crystal X-ray diffraction, the crystal structure has been determined and refined to a final R1 = 0.0652 on the basis of 347 independent reflections (I > 2σ). The seven strongest powder X-ray diffraction lines [d in Å (I) (hkl)] are: 2.334 (100) (013), 2.970 (80) (121), 4.334 (75) (110), 3.678 (68) (111), 2.517 (55) (200), 2.647 (47) (031) and 2.077 (44) (221). Calcioancylite-(La) is the La-analogue of calcioancylite-(Ce) and is a new member of ancylite-group minerals. The mineral and its name have been approved by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification of the International Mineralogical Association (IMA2021-090).

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calcioancylite-(La)new mineralancylite groupREE carbonate mineralcrystal structurenepheline syeniteGejiu alkaline complex
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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 87 , Issue 4 , August 2023 , pp. 554 - 560
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland

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Associate Editor: Mihoko Hoshino

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