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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