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Tounkite from
Tultui lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Tounkite
Formula:(Na,Ca,K)8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)2Cl · 0.5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Afghanite2
Pyrite2
Diopside1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tounkite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tultui lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:91385
Long-form Identifier:1:3:91385:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tounkite
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘMalo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyansky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
References
Ivanov, V.G., Sapozhnikov, A.N., Piskunova, L.F., Kashayev, A.A. (1992) Tounkite (Na,Ca,K)8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2Cl·H2O- a new cancrinite-like mineral. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 121(2): 92-95.
Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.
Chukanov, Nikita V., Sapozhnikov, Anatoly N., Shendrik, Roman Yu., Zubkova, Natalia V., Vigasina, Marina F., Potekhina, Nadezhda V., Ksenofontov, Dmitry A., Pekov, Igor V. (2023) Crystal Chemistry, Thermal and Radiation-Induced Conversions and Indicatory Significance of S-Bearing Groups in Balliranoite. Minerals, 13 (6) 822 doi:10.3390/min13060822
Chukanov, Nikita V.; Bolotina, Nadezhda B.; Shendrik, Roman Yu.; Sapozhnikov, Anatoly N.; Zubkova, Natalia V.; Pekov, Igor V.; Vigasina, Marina F.; Sandalov, Fedor D.; Ksenofontov, Dmitry A. (2024) Crystal Chemistry and Refined Formula of Tounkite. Minerals, 14 (4). p.382. doi:10.3390/min14040382
 
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