| Name: | Ferritaramite |
| IMA Chemistry: | NaNaCa(Fe2+3Fe3+2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Ferritaramite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Calcium (Ca) Iron (Fe) Silicon (Si) Aluminum (Al) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
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| IMA Status: | Discredited |
| Status Notes: | Brock P W G, Gellatly D C, von Knorring O (1964) Mboziite, a new sodic amphibole end-member, Mineralogical Magazine 33, 1057-1065 Name changed from mboziite to ferri-taramite by IMA nomenclature commission: Leake B E (1978) Nomenclature of amphiboles, American Mineralogist 63, 1023-1052 Name changed from ferri-taramite and redefined by IMA nomenclature commission: Leake B E, Woolley A R, Arps C E S, Birch W D, Gilbert M C, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kato A, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Linthout K, Laird J, Mandarino J A, Maresch W V, Nickel E H, Rock N M S, Schumacher J C, Smith D C, Stephenson N C N, Ungaretti L, Whittaker E J W, Youzhi G (1997) Nomenclature of amphiboles: Report of the subcommittee on amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, commission on new minerals and mineral names, The Canadian Mineralogist 35, 219-246 Name discredited: Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Harlow G E, Maresch W V, Martin R F, Schumacher J C, Welch M D (2012) Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup. American Mineralogist 97, 2031-2048 |
| Structural Group Name: | Amphibole |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | amphibole-group 3 Na-Ca |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
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