| Name: | Arapovite Apv |
| IMA Chemistry: | (K1-x[box]x)(Ca,Na)2U4+Si8O20 [x ≈ 0.5] |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Arapovite contains elements: Potassium (K) Calcium (Ca) Sodium (Na) Uranium (U) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Tajikistan |
| Year First Published: | 2003 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Agakhanov A A, Pautov L A, Uvarova Y A, Sokolova E V, Hawthorne F C, Karpenko V Y, Dusmatov V D, Semenov E I (2004) Arapovite, (U,Th)(Ca,Na)2(K1-x[box]x)Si8O20·H_2_O – new mineral, New Data on Minerals. Moscow 39, 14-19 Chemical formula revised: Uvarova Y A, Sokolova E, Hawthorne F C, Agakhanov A A, Pautov L A (2004) The crystal structure of arapovite, U4+(Ca,Na)2(K1-x[box]x)[Si8O20], x~0.5, a new mineral species of the steacyite group from the Dara-I-Pioz Moraine, Tien-Shan Mountains, Tajikistan, The Canadian Mineralogist 42, 1005-1011 |
| Structural Group Name: | Steacyite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | iraqite |
| Crystal Systems: | tetragonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 359 Million Years Ago |
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