Novikovite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Kukhi-Malik tract
Fan-Jagnob coal deposit
Ayni District
Sughd
Tajikistan
39.1952°, 68.5708°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Monoclinic
Cell parameters: a = 8.936(2) Å · b = 13.210(3) Å · c = 22.555(5) Å
Cell angles: β = 94.484(4) °
Ratio a:b:c: 1 : 1.478 : 2.524
Comment: Space Group: P21/n

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
8OOxygen Oxygen 28 15.999 447.972
42.09%
42MoMolybdenum Molybdenum 4 95.950 383.800
36.06%
16SSulfur Sulfur 5 32.060 160.300
15.06%
7NNitrogen Nitrogen 4 14.007 56.028
5.27%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 16 1.008 16.128
1.52%
Total 1064.228 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From IMA formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
8OOxygen	Oxygen	28	15.999	447.972	42.09%
42MoMolybdenum	Molybdenum	4	95.950	383.800	36.06%
16SSulfur	Sulfur	5	32.060	160.300	15.06%
7NNitrogen	Nitrogen	4	14.007	56.028	5.27%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	16	1.008	16.128	1.52%
	Total	1064.228	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2022-067
Novikoviet

In other languages

German: IMA 2022-067 · Novikovit

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

7.BB

7SulfatesClass
7.BSulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, without H₂ODivision
7.BBWith medium-sized cationsGroup
7.BBNovikoviteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

2022Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 70. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (6) 591-601 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-591-2022 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-34-591-2022

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Novikovite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/novikovite-470503},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}