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| Name: | Humite Hu |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #356: Clinohumite Jikhan, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
| IMA Chemistry: | Mg7(SiO4)3F2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Humite contains elements: Magnesium (Mg) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Fluorine (F) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
| Year First Published: | 1813 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Bournon J L (1813) Humite, in Catalogue de la Collection Minéralogique du Compte de Bournon, De l'imprimetie de R. Juigné (London) 52-54 Chemical formula changed from Mg_7_(SiO_4_)_3_(F,OH)_2_: Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2021) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 63. Mineralogical Magazine 85, 910-915 |
| Structural Group Name: | Humite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | humite-humite subgroup |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2070 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 6.25 |
| Diaphaneity: | 3.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.26 |
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