[2] Frankamenite belongs to the triclinic crystal system, with the bases of its structure containing Ca-Na mixed octahedra joined by octagonal tubes SiO4 of the composition (Si12O30).
Frankamenite has six Ca-Na mixed positions distributed amongst these octahedra, reflecting its varying compositions.
[3] Frankamenite occurs in association with the rare mineral charoite, which is found only in the Murun Massif of the Olyokma-Chara Plateau, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia.
This metamorphic process produces a potassium feldspar metasomatite, the typical geological environment for canasite and, therefore, frankamenite.
Frankamenite and charoitein are exclusive to the Sakha Republic in this sort of environment, as mineralogists have yet to discover the minerals elsewhere.