| Name: | Shafranovskite Sfn |
| IMA Chemistry: | Na3K2(Mn,Fe,Na)4[Si9(O,OH)27](OH)2·nH2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Shafranovskite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Potassium (K) Manganese (Mn) Iron (Fe) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
| Year First Published: | 1981 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Khomyakov A P, Vrublevskaya Z V, Zvyagin B B, Mateeva N A, Piloyan G O (1982) Shafranovskite (Na,K)_6_(Mn,Fe)_3_Si_9_O_24_·6H_2_O, a new mineral, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 111(4), 475-480 Chemical formula changed from (Na,K)_6_(Mn,Fe)_3_Si_9_O_24_·6H_2_O: Krivovichev S V, Yakovenchuk V N, Armbruster T, Pakhomovsky Y A, Weber H P, Depmeier W (2004) Synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of the structure of shafranovskite, K_2_Na_3_(Mn,Fe,Na)_4_[Si_9_(O,OH)_27_]·nH_2_O, a rare manganese silicate from Kola peninsula, Russia, American Mineralogist 89, 1816-1821 |
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| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 413.6 Million Years Ago |
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