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Name: Britvinite
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IMA Chemistry: Pb14Mg9(Si10O28)(BO3)4(CO3)2(OH)12F2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Britvinite contains elements:
Lead (Pb)
Magnesium (Mg)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Boron (B)
Carbon (C)
Hydrogen (H)
Fluorine (F)
Country of Type Locality: Sweden
Year First Published: 2006
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Chukanov N V, Yakubovich O V, Pekov I V, Belakovsky D I, Massa A (2007) Britvinite, Pb15Mg9(Si10O28)(BO3)4(CO3)2(OH)12O2 - a new mineral from Långban, Sweden, Zapiski Rossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchetstva 136(6), 18-25 Chemical formula revised: Yakubovich O V, Massa W, Chukanov N V (2008) Crystal structure of britvinite [Pb7(OH)3F(BO3)2(CO3)][Mg4.5(OH)3(Si5O14)]: A new layered silicate with an original type of silicon-oxygen networks, Crystallography Reports 53, 206-215
Structural Group Name: Molybdophyllite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: triclinic
Oldest Known Age: 1898 Million Years Ago
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