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Bystrite
General
CategoryTectosilicate

Formula
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(repeating unit)
(Na,K)7Ca(Si6Al6)O24S4.5•(H2O)
Strunz classification9.FB.05
Dana classification76.02.05.02
Crystal systemTrigonal
Crystal classDitrigonal pyramidal (3m)
H-M symbol: (3m)
Space group
P31c
Identification
ColorYellow
Crystal habitTabular to irregular grains and inclusions
Cleavage1010 Good

Mohs scale
hardness
5
LusterVitreous
Streaklight yellow
DiaphaneityTransparent to translucent
Specific gravity2.43
Optical propertiesUniaxial (+)
Refractive indexnω = 1.584 nε = 1.660
Birefringenceδ = 0.076
PleochroismDeep yellow to colorless
References
[1][2][3][4]

Bystrite is a silicate mineral with the formula (Na,K)7Ca(Si6Al6)O24S4.5•(H2O), and a member of the cancrinite mineral group. It is a hexagonal crystal, with a 3m point group. The mineral may have been named after the Malaya Bystraya deposits in Russia, where it was found.[2]


Bystrite is a cancrinite mineral and exhibits similar physical properties, composition and structure as other cancrinites.




Contents





  • 1 Structure


  • 2 Geologic occurrence


  • 3 Literature survey


  • 4 References




Structure


Bystrite has a structure that is shared with many of the minerals in the cancrinite group. It exhibits a hexagonal crystal structure with a 3m point group. Bystrite also has a P31c space group.[5] The structure of bystrite could not be easily found due to the mineral exhibiting a strong pseudotranslation, therefore, mineralogists made a model to find out the internal structure of the bystrite mineral, the idea was based on analyzing the tetrahedral frameworks of cancrinite minerals, and it did yield accurate results in predicting the structure of the mineral. Bolotina et al. (2004)[citation needed]



Geologic occurrence


The most studied sample of the mineral was found in the Malaya Bystraya deposit in Russia. Bystrite occurs in lazurite deposits, and is usually associated with lazurite, calcite, and diopside.[5]


The mineral is not very widely spread, either that or it has not been really searched for due to the lack of importance or significance. There is only one bystrite deposit that was mentioned in the literature, and that deposit is found in the Malaya Bystraya lazurite deposit located 25 km (16 mi) to the west of Slyudyanka, and just south of Lake Baikal in Russia.[5]



Literature survey


The first paper addressing Bystrite was by Sapozhnikov, et al. and was originally written in Russian, but mineral data publishing translated most of the important information to English in 2001.[6]



References




  1. ^ Mineralienatlas


  2. ^ ab http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/bystrite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy


  3. ^ http://webmineral.com/data/Bystrite.shtml Webmineral data


  4. ^ http://www.mindat.org/min-813.html Mindat.org


  5. ^ abc Kretz, Ralph. (2001) Bystrite (Na, K)7Ca(Si6Al6)O24S1.5.H2O. Mineral Data Publishing, 1.2.


  6. ^ Sapozhnikov, A.N., V.G. Ivanov, L.F. Piskunova, A.A. Kashaev, L.E. Terentieva, and E.A. Pobedimskaya. (1991) Bystrite Ca(Na, K)7(Si6Al6O24)(S3)1.5.H2O - A new cancrinite-like mineral. Zap. Vses. Mineral. Obshch., 120(3), 97-100. Referenced in Kretz, Ralph. (2001) Bystrite (Na, K)7Ca(Si6Al6)O24S1.5.H2O. Mineral Data Publishing, 1.2.









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