Seidozerite Explained

Seidozerite
Category:	Sorosilicates
Formula:	Na4MnZr2Ti(Si2O7)2O2F2
Imasymbol:	Sdz^[1]
Strunz:	9.BE.25
System:	Monoclinic
Class:	Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Symmetry:	P2/c

Seidozerite is a sorosilicate from the seidozerite supergroup (a "titanium disilicate"). It was first described by Semenov, Kazakova and Simonov in 1958.^[2] Its chemical formula is Na₄MnZr₂Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂ and its type locality is 'Pegmatite No. 58', Lake Seydozero, Lovozero massif, Kola peninsula, Murmansk Oblast.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
2. https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Seidozerite Mineralienatlas
3. http://www.mindat.org/min-3607.html Mindat