| Name: | Litvinskite Ltv |
| IMA Chemistry: | Na3ZrSi6O13(OH)5 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Litvinskite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Zirconium (Zr) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
| Year First Published: | 1999 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Pekov I V, Ekimenkova I A, Chukanov N V, Zadov A E, Yamnova N A, Egorov-Tismenko Y K (2000) Litvinskite Na_2_([box],Na,Mn)Zr[Si_6_O_12_(OH,O)_6_] - a new mineral of the lovozerite group, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 129(1), 45-60 Chemical formula revised: Yamnova N A, Egorov-Tismenko Y K, Pekov I V, Ekimenkova I A (2001) Crystal structure of litvinskite: A new natural member of the lovozerite group, Crystallography Reports 46, 190-193 Chemical formula revised again: Pekov I V, Krivovichev S V, Zolotarev A A, Yakovenchuk V N, Armbruster T, Pakhomovsky Y A (2009) Crystal chemistry and nomenclature of the lovozerite group, European Journal of Mineralogy 21, 1061-1071 |
| Structural Group Name: | Lovozerite-Zirsinalite–Lovozerite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | lovozerite |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 413.6 Million Years Ago |
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