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Name: Kalsilite
Kls
IMA Chemistry: KAlSiO4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Kalsilite contains elements:
Potassium (K)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Uganda
Year First Published: 1942
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Bannister F A, Hey M H (1942) Kalsilite, a polymorph of KAlSiO_4_, from Uganda, Mineralogical Magazine 26, 218-225
Structural Group Name: Tridymite-Nepheline
Fleischer's Group Name: nepheline
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 3200 Million Years Ago
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