Sachanbińskiite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Mt. Szklana Mine (Szklary pegmatite)
Szklary
Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie
Ząbkowice Śląskie County
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Poland
50.6511°, 16.8322°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Crystallography

Crystal system: Orthorhombic
Space group: Cccm
Cell parameters: a = 17.0641(1) Å · b = 9.8103(2) Å · c = 9.3007(2) Å
Ratio a:b:c: 1 : 0.575 : 0.545

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
8OOxygen Oxygen 38 15.999 607.962
45.59%
14SiSilicon Silicon 10 28.085 280.850
21.06%
25MnManganese Manganese 4 54.938 219.752
16.48%
13AlAluminium Aluminium 7 26.982 188.874
14.17%
11NaSodium Sodium 1 22.990 22.990
1.72%
4BeBeryllium Beryllium 1 9.012 9.012
0.68%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 4 1.008 4.032
0.30%
Total 1333.472 100.00%
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	38	15.999	607.962	45.59%
14SiSilicon	Silicon	10	28.085	280.850	21.06%
25MnManganese	Manganese	4	54.938	219.752	16.48%
13AlAluminium	Aluminium	7	26.982	188.874	14.17%
11NaSodium	Sodium	1	22.990	22.990	1.72%
4BeBeryllium	Beryllium	1	9.012	9.012	0.68%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	4	1.008	4.032	0.30%
	Total	1333.472	100.00%

Synonyms

Beryllosachanbińskiit-Na
Beryllosachanbińskiite-Na
IMA2022-109

In other languages

German: Beryllosachanbińskiit-Na · IMA 2022-109 · Sachanbińskiit

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

9.CJ

9SilicatesClass
9.CCyclosilicatesDivision
9.CJ[Si₆O₁₈]₁₂- 6-membered single rings (sechser-Einfachringe), without insular complex anionsGroup
9.CJSachanbińskiiteSpecies

Group, growth & confusion

4 members

Literature, links & citation

Citations

2023Bosi, Ferdinando, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2023) Newsletter 72. Mineralogical Magazine, 87 (3) 512-518 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.21DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2023.21
2025Bosi, Ferdinando; Hatert, Frédéric; Pasero, Marco; Mills, Stuart J. (2025) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 87. Mineralogical Magazine, 89 (5). 1-6 doi:10.1180/mgm.2025.10163 DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2025.10163

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Sachanbińskiite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/sachanbinskiite-470681},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}