X-ray diffraction study of a new representative of the eudialyte family (R
= 4.5%, 2347 independent reflections) provided the establishment of a numbe
r of characteristic features of its structure associated with a high zircon
ium content and some other characteristics of the composition. The deficien
cy of Ca is compensated with Mn, Fe, rare-earth elements, Sr, and Na. The e
xcessive Zr atoms are located in octahedra participating in the formation o
f a new type of a TiZr3 cluster. (C) 2000 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiadica".