Shkatulkalite, a Rare Mineral from the Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula: A Re-Investigation

• Published in: Minerals
• Main Authors: Andrey A. Zolotarev, Ekaterina A. Selivanova, Sergey V. Krivovichev, Yevgeny E. Savchenko, Taras L. Panikorovskii, Lyudmila M. Lyalina, Leonid A. Pautov, Victor N. Yakovenchuk
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: shkatulkalite; titanosilicate; crystal structure; Kola Peninsula; Lovozero alkaline massif; transformation mineral species; vuonnemite; titanium; niobium; Lovozero; kola peninsula
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/min8070303

The crystal structure of shkatulkalite has been solved from the crystal from the Lovozero alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. The mineral is monoclinic, P2/m, a = 5.4638(19), b = 7.161(3), c = 15.573(6) Å, β = 95.750(9)°, V = 606.3(4) Å3, R1 = 0.080 for 1551 unique observed reflections. The cry...