Sabinaite
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| Sabinaite | |
|---|---|
| File:Sabinaite-Analcime-Siderite-179414.jpg | |
| General | |
| Category | Carbonate mineral |
| Formula | Na4Zr2TiO4(CO3)4 |
| IMA symbol | Sba[1] |
| Strunz classification | 5.BB.20 |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Crystal class | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
| Space group | B2/b |
| Identification | |
| Color | Colorless to white |
| Luster | Vitreous |
Sabinaite (Na4Zr2TiO4(CO3)4) is a rare carbonate mineral. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system as colorless to white prisms within cavities. It is more typically found as powdery coatings and masses. It has a specific gravity of 3.36.[2]
It has been found in vugs in a carbonatite sill on Montreal Island and within sodalite syenite in the alkali intrusion at Mont Saint-Hilaire in Quebec, Canada.
It was first described in 1980 for an occurrence in the Francon quarry, Montreal Island. It is named after Ann Sabina (1930–2015), a mineralogist working for the Geological Survey of Canada.