Malinkoite

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Malinkoite

Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Malinkoite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Malinkoite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Malinkoite

Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Malinkoite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Malinkoite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Malinkoite

Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Malinkoite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

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About MalinkoiteHide

Svetlana V. Malinko

Formula:

NaBSiO₄

Colour:

Colorless to pale pink

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

2.90

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Name:

Named by A.P. Khomyakov, G.N. Nechelyustov, E.V. Sokolova, and F.C. Hawthorne in 2000 in honor of Svetlana Vyacheslavovna Malinko (Светлана Вячеславовна Малинко) (14 June 1927 - 2002), Russian mineralogist at the Institute of Mineral Resources, Moscow, Russia. She specializes in minerals containing boron and has discovered several new ones.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Polymorph of:

'UM1990-64-SiO:BNa', 'UM1990-88-SiO:BNa', 'Unnamed (MSH UK-53B)'

This page provides mineralogical data about Malinkoite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

10317

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:10317:2

IMA Classification of MalinkoiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2000

First published:

2000

Type description reference:

Khomyakov, A.P., Nechelyustov, G.N., Sokolova, E.V., Hawthorne, F.C. (2000) New borosilicates: malinkoite, NaBSiO4, and lisitsynite, KBSi2O6, from alkaline pegmatites of the Khibiny-Lovozero complex, Kola Peninsula. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 129: 35-42.

Classification of MalinkoiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.FA.10

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H₂O
A : Tektosilicates without additional non-tetrahedral anions

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Mlk	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of MalinkoiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Colorless to pale pink

Streak:

White

Hardness:

5 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
Moderate {h00} and {001}

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven, Splintery

Density:

2.90 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.92 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of MalinkoiteHide

Type:

Uniaxial (-)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.591 n_ε = 1.582

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.009
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.

Michel-Levy Bar The default colours simulate the birefringence range for a 30 µm thin-section thickness. Adjust the slider to simulate a different thickness.

Grain Simulation You can rotate the grain simulation to show how this range might look as you rotated a sample under crossed polars. Each grain retains its interference colour (retardation) while its brightness falls to black at extinction and reaches a maximum between extinction positions.

Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

Moderate (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Interference Figure:

This shows the idealized uniaxial interference figure - the conoscopic (convergent-light, Bertrand-lens-in) view, for a grain cut with the optic axis centred and vertical. The coloured rings are isochromatics, computed with the same physics as the Michel-Lévy bar above; the dark cross is the isogyre.

For a genuinely uniaxial mineral viewed this way, that cross stays perfectly stationary if you rotate the stage - unlike a biaxial mineral, where it splits apart on rotation. That invariance is itself the standard diagnostic test for telling uniaxial and biaxial minerals apart at the microscope.

Thickness: 30 µm

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of MalinkoiteHide

Mindat Formula:

NaBSiO₄

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	50.839 %
Si	22.311 %
Na	18.263 %
B	8.588 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

B, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of MalinkoiteHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Class (H-M):

6 - Pyramidal

Space Group:

P6₃

Cell Parameters:

a = 13.8964 Å, c = 7.7001 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 0.554

Unit Cell V:

1,287.75 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005709	Malinkoite	Sokolova E V, Hawthorne F C, Khomyakov A P (2001) The crystal chemistry of malinkoite, NaBSiO4, and lisitsynite, KBSi2O6, from the Khibina-Lovozero complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia The Canadian Mineralogist 39 159-169		2001	Khibina-Lovozero complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Malinkoite'
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'Sokolova E V'
'Hawthorne F C'
'Khomyakov A P'
_journal_name_full 'The Canadian Mineralogist'
_journal_volume 39 
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_journal_page_first 159
_journal_page_last 169
_publ_section_title
;
 The crystal chemistry of malinkoite, NaBSiO4, and lisitsynite, KBSi2O6,
 from the Khibina-Lovozero complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia
;
_database_code_amcsd 0005709
_chemical_compound_source 'Khibina-Lovozero complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Si B Na O4'
_cell_length_a 13.8964
_cell_length_b 13.8964
_cell_length_c 7.7001
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 1287.750
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      2.922
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 63'
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Si1   0.87861   0.78275   0.33250   0.00770
Si2   0.78805   0.55086   0.73950   0.00610
Si3   0.43112   0.54549   0.74560   0.00610
B1   0.55240   0.76570   0.86650   0.00860
B2   0.56700   0.45370   0.86730   0.00890
B3   0.12060   0.21910   0.21370   0.00540
Na1   0.00000   0.00000   0.05340   0.01660
Na2   0.65420   0.66680   0.56730   0.01350
Na3   0.33333   0.66667   0.52460   0.01830
Na4   0.66667   0.33333   0.52330   0.01970
Na5   0.31150   0.32620   0.50230   0.01680
O1   0.86520   0.66260   0.28710   0.00820
O2   0.53890   0.53500   0.79110   0.00860
O3   0.80120   0.67140   0.78470   0.00800
O4   0.86920   0.52880   0.86390   0.00810
O5   0.00830   0.87770   0.31180   0.00890
O6   0.39310   0.51130   0.54560   0.01030
O7   0.32690   0.46470   0.86830   0.00870
O8   0.84290   0.78730   0.53270   0.01020
O9   0.65890   0.45590   0.76710   0.00890
O10   0.82450   0.54790   0.54180   0.00920
O11   0.46480   0.67580   0.76260   0.00970
O12   0.79980   0.80640   0.20490   0.01080
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Si1 0.00700 0.00650 0.00990 0.00350 0.00090 0.00040
Si2 0.00620 0.00720 0.00560 0.00380 -0.00060 0.00050
Si3 0.00600 0.00610 0.00570 0.00260 0.00080 0.00090
B1 0.00750 0.00870 0.00790 0.00290 -0.00140 0.00100
B2 0.00900 0.00810 0.01070 0.00490 -0.00020 -0.00220
B3 0.00550 0.00840 0.00330 0.00420 -0.00100 0.00120
Na1 0.01830 0.01830 0.01310 0.00910 0.00000 0.00000
Na2 0.00920 0.02210 0.00560 0.00510 0.00000 -0.00030
Na3 0.01800 0.01800 0.01900 0.00900 0.00000 0.00000
Na4 0.01880 0.01880 0.02130 0.00940 0.00000 0.00000
Na5 0.02070 0.01360 0.01650 0.00890 -0.00220 0.00050
O1 0.00860 0.00670 0.00790 0.00280 0.00360 0.00140
O2 0.00820 0.00900 0.01050 0.00570 0.00130 0.00360
O3 0.00930 0.00500 0.00880 0.00300 0.00140 0.00080
O4 0.01130 0.00950 0.00570 0.00680 -0.00220 -0.00200
O5 0.00740 0.00860 0.01050 0.00380 0.00360 -0.00020
O6 0.01200 0.00940 0.00520 0.00200 -0.00050 -0.00080
O7 0.00710 0.01130 0.00760 0.00450 0.00040 0.00340
O8 0.00970 0.01430 0.00600 0.00540 0.00020 0.00060
O9 0.00420 0.00820 0.01280 0.00200 0.00080 -0.00140
O10 0.00950 0.01430 0.00540 0.00720 0.00150 0.00060
O11 0.00890 0.00580 0.01370 0.00320 -0.00240 0.00000
O12 0.01340 0.00970 0.01160 0.00750 -0.00300 -0.00030

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.86 Å	(60)
3.61 Å	(60)
2.780 Å	(100)
2.320 Å	(70)
2.216 Å	(90)
1.928 Å	(50)
1.721 Å	(70)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks

Geological Setting:

Hyperagpaitic pegmatite intruded in foyaite

Type Occurrence of MalinkoiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Rosette-like intergrowths of wedge-shaped crystals and spherulites (up to 3 mm across).

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow, Russia.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Hyperagpaitic pegmatite intruded into foyaite.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Synonyms of MalinkoiteHide

IMA2000-009

Other Language Names for MalinkoiteHide

Dutch:Malinkoiet

German:Malinkoit

Russian:Малинкоит

Spanish:Malinkoita

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.FA.	Bonaccorsiite	KK₂Na₃(Al₆Si₃₆)O₈₄	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.FA.	Hexacelsian	BaAl₂Si₂O₈	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mcm
9.FA.	Wodegongjieite	KCa₃(Al₇Si₉)O₃₂	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.FA.05	Panunzite	(K,Na)AlSiO₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FA.05	Yoshiokaite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)O₄]	Trig. 3 : P3
9.FA.05	Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FA.05	Trinepheline	NaAlSiO₄	Hex. 6 : P6₁
9.FA.05	Davidsmithite	(Ca,◻)₂Na₆Al₈Si₈O₃₂	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FA.05	Kaliophilite	KAlSiO₄	Trig. 3 : P3
9.FA.05	Kalsilite	KAlSiO₄	Hex. 622 : P6₃22
9.FA.05	'Carnegieite'	NaAlSiO₄	Tric.
9.FA.05	Megakalsilite	KAlSiO₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FA.05	Trikalsilite	K₂NaAl₃(SiO₄)₃	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FA.15	Virgilite	LiAlSi₂O₆	Hex. 622 : P6₂22
9.FA.25	Lisitsynite	KBSi₂O₆	Orth. 222 : P222
9.FA.30	Ferrisanidine	K[Fe³⁺Si₃O₈]	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.FA.30	Buddingtonite	(NH₄)(AlSi₃O₈)	Mon. 2 : P2₁
9.FA.30	Rubicline	Rb(AlSi₃O₈)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.FA.30	'Monalbite'	NaAlSi₃O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.FA.30	Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)	Tric. 1
9.FA.30 va	'Germanate-celsian'	BaAl₂Ge₂O₈
9.FA.30	Celsian	Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)	Mon. 2/m
9.FA.30	Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.FA.30	Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.FA.35	Reedmergnerite	NaBSi₃O₈	Tric. 1 : P1
9.FA.35	Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	Tric. 1
9.FA.35	Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	Tric. 1 : P1
9.FA.40	Paracelsian	Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
9.FA.45	Svyatoslavite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	Mon. 2 : P2₁
9.FA.45	Kumdykolite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnnm
9.FA.50	Slawsonite	Sr(Al₂Si₂O₈)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
9.FA.55	Lisetite	CaNa₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆	Orth. mm2
9.FA.60	Stronalsite	Na₂SrAl₄Si₄O₁₆	Orth.
9.FA.60	Banalsite	Na₂BaAl₄Si₄O₁₆	Orth. mm2 : Iba2
9.FA.65	Maleevite	BaB₂Si₂O₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
9.FA.65	Pekovite	SrB₂Si₂O₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
9.FA.65	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.FA.70	Liebermannite	KAlSi₃O₈	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FA.70	Lingunite	NaAlSi₃O₈	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FA.70	Stöfflerite	CaAl₂Si₂O₈	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FA.75	Pfaffenbergite	KNa₃(Al₄Si₁₂)O₃₂	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.FA.75	Kokchetavite	K(AlSi₃O₈)	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc

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References for MalinkoiteHide

Reference List:

Grew, Edward S.; Anovitz, Lawrence M. - Eds. (1996) Boron - Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry. Reviews in Mineralogy Vol. 33. Mineralogical Society of America p.862

Sokolova, E. V., Hawthorne, F. C., Khomyakov, A. P. (2001) The crystal chemistry of malinkoite, NaBSiO₄, and lisitsynite, KBSi₂O₆, from the Khibina-Lovozero complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 39 (1) 159-169 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.39.1.159

Mandarino, Joseph A. (2001) New minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist, 39 (5) 1473-1502 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.39.5.1473

Jambor, J.L., Grew, E.S., Roberts, A.C. (2002) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 87: 181-184.

(2007) New Minerals From Former Soviet Union Countries 1998-2006. Mineralogical Almanac Vol. 11

(2021) Malinkoite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for MalinkoiteHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

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Canada
Québec Montérégie La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM Mont Saint-Hilaire ⓘ Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH)	Sokolova et al. (2001)

Russia
Murmansk Oblast Lovozersky District ⓘ Alluaiv Mountain	Khomyakov et al. (2000) +1 other reference
ⓘ Karnasurt Mountain (TL)	Khomyakov et al. (2000) +1 other reference

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