Letícia L. Mallmann, Augusto G. Nobre, Farid Chemale, Renata G. Netto, Paulo Sérgio G. Paim, Rita Fabiane G. de Oliveira
{"title":"Unveiling CCS Potential of the Rio Bonito Formation, Paraná Basin, southern Brazil: The Dawsonite Discovery","authors":"Letícia L. Mallmann, Augusto G. Nobre, Farid Chemale, Renata G. Netto, Paulo Sérgio G. Paim, Rita Fabiane G. de Oliveira","doi":"10.1007/s00710-024-00871-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-024-00871-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dawsonite, a hydrated carbonate, is a key mineral studied for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) initiatives. It forms in high pCO<sub>2</sub> environments, enabling gas storage in a solid state within geological reservoirs, thereby helping mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. The Rio Bonito Formation has gained attention as a potential CO<sub>2</sub> reservoir due to its favorable characteristics such as porosity, permeability, depth, thickness, organic matter content, and the presence of an effective sealing layer (Palermo Formation), particularly in the central region of the Paraná Basin. This study reveals the natural occurrence of dawsonite within the Rio Bonito Formation in the southern part of the Paraná Basin, in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Dawsonite was identified in quartz sandstones through petrographic analysis, indicating its formation during mesodiagenesis, where it crystallized within moldic pores. The presence of dawsonite was further confirmed through scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM–EDX) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. This discovery marks the first documented occurrence of dawsonite within the Rio Bonito Formation. It suggests that under similar conditions, other sections of the Rio Bonito Formation may also include dawsonite, thereby expanding the potential for onshore CCS in the Paraná Basin.</p>","PeriodicalId":18547,"journal":{"name":"Mineralogy and Petrology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142186794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Karlleuite Ca2MnO4 – a first mineral with the Ruddlesden-Popper type structure from Bellerberg volcano, Germany","authors":"Juroszek Rafał, Krüger Biljana, Cametti Georgia, Ternes Bernd, Blaβ Günter","doi":"10.1007/s00710-024-00869-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-024-00869-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Karlleuite, ideally Ca<sub>2</sub>MnO<sub>4</sub>, is a newly approved accessory mineral found in the xenolith sample within the basaltic lava from the Caspar quarry, Bellerberg volcano, Eifel, Germany. It usually occurs as thin tabular/plate crystals, which range from 40 to 80 μm in diameter, and is associated with other members of the perovskite supergroup such as srebrodolskite, brownmillerite, sharyginite, perovskite, and lakargiite distributed within rock-forming minerals represented by reinhardbraunsite, fluorellestadite, fluorapatite, larnite, gehlenite, and several hydrated Ca aluminosilicates. Karlleuite crystals are brown with sub-metallic lustre, a light brown streak, and a good cleavage along (001). It is non-fluorescent, brittle and has an uneven fracture, a Mohs hardness of 3.5 and calculated density D<sub>x</sub> = 3.79 g/cm<sup>3</sup>. The empirical formula of the holotype karlleuite calculated based on O = 4 atoms per formula is (Ca<sub>1.97</sub>Ce<sup>3+</sup><sub>0.06</sub>)<sub>2.03</sub>(Mn<sup>4 +</sup> <sub>0.39</sub>Ti<sub>0.36</sub>Fe<sup>3+</sup><sub>0.19</sub>Al<sub>0.09</sub>)<sub>1.03</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, which shows that it is a multicomponent phase characterised by various substituents at the octahedral site. Karlleuite is tetragonal <i>I</i>4/<i>mmm</i> (no. 139), with <i>a</i> = 3.7683(2) Å, <i>c</i> = 11.9893(8) Å, <i>V</i> = 170.254(17) Å<sup>3</sup>, and Z = 2. The calculated strongest lines in the X-ray powder diffraction pattern are [d in Å (I) hkl]: 5.995 (43), 2.742 (100), 2.665 (91), 2.023 (25), 1.998 (28), 1.884 (61), 1.553 (38), 1.371 (24). The new mineral is the first natural phase which exhibits a first order of Ruddlesden-Popper type structure, which indicates a modular nature and consists of Ca(Mn, Ti, Fe, Al)O<sub>3</sub> perovskite layers, packed between CaO rock-salt layers arranged along the <i>c</i>-axis. Raman spectroscopy supports the interpretation of the chemical and structural data. Mineral association, structural data, as well as the study of the synthetic Ca-Mn-O system suggest that karlleuite could form under high-temperature conditions, above 1000˚C.</p>","PeriodicalId":18547,"journal":{"name":"Mineralogy and Petrology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142186716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On thorite in Nubian granodiorite (Southwestern Egypt)","authors":"Kamaleldin M. Hassan","doi":"10.1007/s00710-024-00867-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-024-00867-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Thorite, as a principally thorium (Th)-bearing mineral, is an important indicator for Th mineralization. However, its occurrence and enrichment processes are still discussed and debated. Here, a unique occurrence of thorite, discovered in Nubian granodiorite rather than in highly evolved granites from southwestern Egypt, is reported. This report presents data derived from optical and backscattered electron (BSE) microscopy and energy-dispersive X- ray spectrometry (EDS) analyses conducted on the thorite and its host rock. The Nubian granodiorite thorites are viewed as secondary, not primary products. Two distinct types of secondary thorites are identified that are referred to as type A thorite and type B thorite herein. Type A thorite occurs as small grains that are enclaved in a fine-grained matrix of altered oligoclase and ferrohornblende, and clinochlore. Thorite grains, up to 100 μm in size are characterized by corona-type structures comprising of clinochlore and hematite with some barite. Their sources are most likely hydrothermal solutions occurring during an alteration stage and having relatively high conditions of sulfate activity. Type B thorite, on the other hand, forms crystallites in altered domains of magmatic allanite-(Ce), ranging in size from ~ 0.1 to ~ 10 μm. Formation of Type B thorite is a direct result of fluid-driven alteration processes, since it requires the in situ-redistribution of elements, particularly thorium, silicon, and uranium. Thorite types A and B are composed mainly of thorium uranium silicate, with variable minor amounts of Y, Al, Ce, Nd, Fe, Ca, Na, Mg, P, and Cl. Thorite compositions are within the range reported for uranothorites from other occurrences.</p>","PeriodicalId":18547,"journal":{"name":"Mineralogy and Petrology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142186754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Justyna Domańska-Siuda, Anna Grabarczyk-Gurba, Krzysztof Nejbert
{"title":"Petrogenesis of microgranular enclaves in the A-type granitoid Krasnopol intrusion (Mazury Complex, northeastern Poland): Evidence of magma mixing","authors":"Justyna Domańska-Siuda, Anna Grabarczyk-Gurba, Krzysztof Nejbert","doi":"10.1007/s00710-024-00866-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00710-024-00866-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The origin of magmatic microgranular enclaves has been investigated in the Mesoproterozoic granitoid Krasnopol intrusion (1.5 Ga), part of the AMCG (anorthosite–mangerite–charnockite–granite) Mazury Complex in the East European Craton (NE Poland). The granitoids are ferroan and metaluminous, and display the typical characteristics of A-type granites, with high contents of Zr, Nb, Ga and rare earth elements (REEs). The enclaves are metaluminous and have a broad compositional range with two groups distinguished: silica-poor (45–50 wt% SiO<sub>2</sub>) and silica-rich (54 to 59 wt% SiO<sub>2</sub>), the latter overlapping in composition with the granitoid samples. The silica-poor enclaves are enriched in REEs compared to the silica-rich type, while the silica-rich enclaves exhibit trace-element patterns similar to those of the granitoids. Initial whole rock ε<sub>Nd</sub> values range between -3.8 and -4.0 for the granitoids and give a slightly wider range from -2.6 to -3.8 for the enclaves. The <sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr initial values vary from 0.7084 to 0.7138 for the granitoids and between 0.7052 and 0.7075 for the enclaves and indicate that the granitoids and enclaves are not isotopically identical. These may suggest that the two magmatic systems represented by the granitoid host rock and the enclaves, were probably derived from different sources, but with sufficient interaction, which led to a progressive change in the composition of the enclaves towards intermediate composition. We suggest that the mafic melts of the enclaves were generated at the base of the thickened crust through partial melting of the lower crustal source, with a significant contribution from mantle material. The increase in temperature resulted in anatexis of the lower crust and the formation of the granitoid parental magma.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18547,"journal":{"name":"Mineralogy and Petrology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00710-024-00866-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142186755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexandra C. Joita, Daniela Ghica, Mariana Stefan, Stefan Bulat, Adrian I. Pantia
{"title":"Electron paramagnetic resonance signature of rock-forming blue quartz from the Albești (Romania) granite","authors":"Alexandra C. Joita, Daniela Ghica, Mariana Stefan, Stefan Bulat, Adrian I. Pantia","doi":"10.1007/s00710-024-00868-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00710-024-00868-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The ca. 480 Ma Albești granite (Southern Carpathians, Romania) is characterized by the presence of color zoned blue quartz grains, and is part of the rather extensive European Cambro-Ordovician blue quartz landscape. The color is heat sensitive, fading at temperatures as low as 300℃, inconsistent with the thermally stable, light scattering, nanometric rutile/ilmenite inclusions cited in literature. Extensive X- and Q-band electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) investigations were carried out, searching for distinctive features of the Albești quartz that are directly or indirectly involved in the generation of the blue coloration. The analyzed quartz grains were extracted from three granite samples of varying coloration and anisotropy, and the quartz from each rock sample was further separated into colored and colorless fractions. The paramagnetic E’ and [AlO<sub>4</sub>]<sup>0</sup> centers, as well as Mn<sup>2+</sup> ions localized in traces of amorphous associated minerals at grain boundaries or fissure planes, were observed in all quartz samples. Broad EPR lines associated with the presence of magnetic clusters were observed in the spectra of the white quartz sample and the corresponding colorless one. Isochronal annealing up to 500℃ induced the correlated recombination of the E’ and [AlO<sub>4</sub>]<sup>0</sup> centers, the strong decrease of the Mn<sup>2+</sup> spectrum and the formation of a minority iron oxide phase at the grain boundaries and/or fissure planes. The EPR signature was similar for the colored and the corresponding colorless quartz samples, before and after annealing, showing that the heat sensitive coloration of the Albești quartz does not directly involve the presence of paramagnetic defects and/or minority magnetic phases.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18547,"journal":{"name":"Mineralogy and Petrology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142186756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stefan Petrović, Ronald J. Bakker, Vladica Cvetković, Rade Jelenković
{"title":"Correction to: Multiphase evolution of fluids in the Rudnik hydrothermal-skarn deposit (Serbia): new constraints from study of quartz-hosted fluid inclusions","authors":"Stefan Petrović, Ronald J. Bakker, Vladica Cvetković, Rade Jelenković","doi":"10.1007/s00710-024-00870-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00710-024-00870-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18547,"journal":{"name":"Mineralogy and Petrology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142410372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wiktoria Gmochowska, Daniel Harlov, Ewa Słaby, Petras Jokubauskas, Jiří Sláma, Marcin Łącki
{"title":"Experimental metasomatic alteration of titanite in a series of metamorphic fluids at 700 °C and 200 MPa","authors":"Wiktoria Gmochowska, Daniel Harlov, Ewa Słaby, Petras Jokubauskas, Jiří Sláma, Marcin Łącki","doi":"10.1007/s00710-024-00862-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00710-024-00862-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Seven experiments exploring the reaction of titanite with various hydrothermal solutions have been carried out at 700 °C and 200 MPa for a run duration of 16 days. In experiments involving fluids consisting of NaCl+H<sub>2</sub>O, KCl+H<sub>2</sub>O, CaCl<sub>2</sub>+H<sub>2</sub>O, 2M NaOH, or 2M KOH, no reaction of the titanite with the fluid was observed other than a slight dissolution of the titanite. Experiments involving NaF+H<sub>2</sub>O and Ca(OH)<sub>2</sub>+H<sub>2</sub>O resulted in visible alteration of the titanite in texture and composition, coupled with the formation of perovskite. In the NaF+H<sub>2</sub>O experiment, perovskite, enriched with rare earth elements (REE), formed as euhedral to subhedral crystals on the surface of the recrystallized titanite. In the Ca(OH)<sub>2</sub>+H<sub>2</sub>O experiment perovskite took in minor amounts of REE, and formed as a reaction rim partially replacing the titanite via a coupled dissolution-reprecipitation reaction. Wollastonite, along with minor calcite, and grossular garnet, formed as an outer rim on the perovskite. In the NaF+H<sub>2</sub>O experiment major and trace elements were leached from the titanite, whereas in the Ca(OH)<sub>2</sub>+H<sub>2</sub>O experiment no leaching of major or trace elements was observed. Nb/Ta, Th/U, and Y/Ho were investigated as potential indicators of hydrothermal processes. While the Nb/Ta ratio was altered in the experimentally metasomatised titanite, the degree of alteration was the same for both fluids. In contrast, only small changes in the Th/U and Y/Ho ratios between the altered and original titanite were seen for either experiment. The formation of perovskite at the expense of titanite in NaF+H<sub>2</sub>O or Ca(OH)<sub>2</sub>+H<sub>2</sub>O fluids demonstrates how titanite reacts with these fluids in simple, low silica activity systems under mid to upper crustal P-T conditions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18547,"journal":{"name":"Mineralogy and Petrology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00710-024-00862-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141885381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashraf Torkian, Tanya Furman, Ibrahim Tale Fazel, Nayer Ajalli
{"title":"Eocene calc-alkaline volcanic rocks related to Cenozoic episodic magmatism during Neo-Tethyan subduction, Tarom–Hashtjin Belt, NW Iran","authors":"Ashraf Torkian, Tanya Furman, Ibrahim Tale Fazel, Nayer Ajalli","doi":"10.1007/s00710-024-00865-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00710-024-00865-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Eocene Rasht-Abad volcanic rocks are located in the Alborz-Azerbaijan magmatic belt (including the Tarom-Hashtjin province) of NW Iran. Those are mainly mafic to intermediate with calc-alkaline affinities, comprising andesite, andesite-basalt, trachy-andesite, and dacite. Clinopyroxene ranging in composition from diopside to augite is the most significant mafic mineral of the basic rocks. Aluminum partitioning between tetrahedral and octahedral sites shows that those crystalized at low pressure. Ferric iron of clinopyroxene also indicates high oxygen fugacity for formation of crystal. Geothermobarometry using clinopyroxene-melt equilibrium calculations constrains the crystallization temperature and pressure of this mineral as 1100–1200 °C and 2–6 kbar. Ce/Pb values of the mafic lavas are lower than values expected for mantle-derived melts but do not support crustal contamination. Co-existing basalt to trachyandesite lavas display parallel and tight REE patterns that suggest these rocks originated from a common mantle source or parental magma. Tectonomagmatic discrimination diagrams and mineral compositions are consistent with the host volcanic rocks having the characteristics of continental margin arcs. Geochemical data are consistent with the parental magma of mafic-intermediate rocks of Rasht-Abad area being derived from a typical subcontinental lithospheric mantle which was enriched by subducted slab-derived fluids and melts during tectonic events in the active continental margin. The data support a model of Eocene flare-up magmatism associated with rollback of a flattened slab.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18547,"journal":{"name":"Mineralogy and Petrology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141776448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhitao Xu, Liying Sun, Xiqing Ye, Mengmeng Li, Xiaodong Pan, Yujia Song
{"title":"Geochemistry of apatites from preshield and postshield basalts and their petrogenetic implications: A case study of the Naitoushan basalt and Heishigou dike in the Changbaishan Tianchi volcano, NE China","authors":"Zhitao Xu, Liying Sun, Xiqing Ye, Mengmeng Li, Xiaodong Pan, Yujia Song","doi":"10.1007/s00710-024-00863-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00710-024-00863-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, laser ablation–multicollector–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA–MC–ICP–MS) of apatites and LA–ICP–MS of zircons are used to collect U–Pb geochronological data, Rb–Sr isotope chronology is used to analyze alkaline feldspar and plagioclase, and archival apatite geochemistry data for the exposed Naitoushan basalt and Heishigou dike in the Changbaishan Tianchi volcano (CTV) are accessed to examine the petrogenesis and determine the origin of basaltic magmatism in the CTV. The Naitoushan basalt and Heishigou dike formed at 22.2–18.7 and 0.230–0.218 Ma, respectively. In situ oxides, volatiles, trace element geochemistry and Sr–Nd isotopes of apatite are reported for two samples. Most apatites are in the early crystallization phase and form inclusions in plagioclase that are euhedral or subhedral. They have higher MgO and K<sub>2</sub>O/Na<sub>2</sub>O concentrations; lower F and Cl concentrations; Ba, Sr, Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf, K, and Ti depletion; and Th, U, Ce, Pb, P, and Nd enrichment. All apatite samples are enriched in light rare earth elements (REEs) relative to heavy REEs and have relatively homogeneous Th/U, Zr/Hf, La/Sm, and Nd/Tb ratios and Sr–Nd isotopic compositions; thus, their host magmas potentially have the same magmatic origin as oceanic island basalt. The apatite La, Yb, and U contents, Eu/Eu* and La/Yb values, and high REE contents show a weak crystallization sequence in the mafic magma. This study demonstrates that the pre-shield and post-shield mafic magmas in the CTV were likely derived from an enriched mantle source with an I-type signature related to the rollback of the Pacific plate.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18547,"journal":{"name":"Mineralogy and Petrology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141827495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ekaterina V. Kaneva, Alexander I. Bogdanov, Tatiana A. Radomskaya, Roman Y. Shendrik
{"title":"Rare cyclosilicate odintsovite K2Na4Ca3Ti2Be4Si12O38: new crystal-chemical data","authors":"Ekaterina V. Kaneva, Alexander I. Bogdanov, Tatiana A. Radomskaya, Roman Y. Shendrik","doi":"10.1007/s00710-024-00864-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00710-024-00864-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Murun massif (Aldan shield, Russia) is particularly intriguing due to its group of alkali Ca-(K)-(Na) silicates, which includes many new and rare species. Additionally, it is also of interest for its beryllium mineralization. One of the unique beryllium Ca-(K)-(Na) silicates, odintsovite K<sub>2</sub>Na<sub>4</sub>Ca<sub>3</sub>Ti<sub>2</sub>Be<sub>4</sub>Si<sub>12</sub>O<sub>38</sub>, was investigated in this study. The aim of this study is to provide new insights into the crystal chemistry and spectroscopic properties of odintsovite. DFT modelling was used to interpret the experimental IR and Raman spectra. Determining the crystal-chemical formula of odintsovite is challenging due to the presence of atoms in different structural positions with varying valence states. The distribution of cations was determined by combining electron probe microanalysis with the results of crystal structure refinement. Luminescence of Eu<sup>3+</sup> was observed in odintsovite upon excitation at around 532 nm. Analysis of the luminescence band splitting is related to the 4f–4f transitions in Eu<sup>3+</sup> ions. Additionally, upon excitation at around 370 nm, luminescence with a peak at around 410 nm, associated with 5d–4f transitions in Ce<sup>3+</sup> ions, was observed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18547,"journal":{"name":"Mineralogy and Petrology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141717523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}