Open AccessNikmelnikovite, Ca12Fe2+Fe3+3Al3(SiO4)6(OH)20, a new mineral from Kovdor massif (Kola peninsula, Russia)
Author(s) -
Sergey V. Krivovichev,
Victor N. Yakovenchuk,
Taras L. Panikorovskii,
Е. Э. Савченко,
Yakov A. Pakhomovsky,
Yu. A. Mikhailova,
Ekaterina A. Selivanova,
G. I. Kadyrova,
G. Yu. Ivanyuk
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
doklady akademii nauk. rossijskaâ akademiâ nauk
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0869-5652
DOI - 10.31857/s0869-56524885526-529
Subject(s) - kola peninsula , massif , geochemistry , mineral , mineral resource classification , honor , russian federation , peninsula , geology , trigonal crystal system , archaeology , geography , chemistry , regional science , crystallography , crystal structure , computer science , organic chemistry , operating system
Nikmelnikovite, Ca12Fe2+Fe3+3Al3(SiO4)6(OH)20, is a new mineral from the Kovdor massif, Kola peninsula, Russian Federation. It is the first trigonal member of the garnet supergroup. The mineral is named in honor of Academician Nikolay Nikolaevich Melnikov (1938-2018), an outstanding Soviet and Russian mining engineer, long-time (1981-2015) director of the Mining Institute of the Kola Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences.