The Rb- and Sr-exchanged forms of ivanyukite have been obtained and structurally characterized. The chemical formulas derived from the electron microprobe data are as follows: the Rb-exchanged form (Na0.10K0.07Ca0.15Sr0.05Rb1.81Ba0.02)Σ = 2.20[(Ti3.65Nb0.19Fe0.05Mn0.01)Σ = 3.90O2.07/(OH)1.93(Si2.98Al0.02)Σ = 3.00 O12] · 3.61H2O; the Sr-exchanged form (K0.03Sr0.81Ca0.04Ba0.07)Σ = 0.95[(Ti3.74Nb0.19Fe0.03)Σ = 3.96] [O1.83/(OH)2.17](Si2.99Al0.01)Σ = 3.00O12) · 7H2O. The structures of the Rb- and Sr-exchanged forms of ivanyukite have been solved and refined using the least squares method. The structures are based on a mixed three-dimensional octahedral-tetrahedral framework of the pharmacosiderite type with channels occupied by Rb+ and Sr2+ cations and water molecules. The Rb+ cations in the Rb-exchanged form are 12-coordinated, whereas the Sr2+ cations in the Sr-exchanged form are 9- or 7-coordinated. The statistical investigation of the geometric parameters of the pharmacosiderite-type titanosilicates showed that symmetry changes are associated with the interactions of extraframework cations with the O atom of the Ti4(O,OH)4 clusters of the titanosilicate framework. The relationship between the unit-cell parameters in titanosilicates of the pharmacosiderite type and the structural geometric parameters of the titanosilicate framework has been proved by the use of multiple regression equations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)670-677
Number of pages8
JournalGeology of Ore Deposits
Volume53
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2011

    Scopus subject areas

  • Geology
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Economic Geology

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