Name: | Kumtyubeite Kty |
IMA Chemistry: | Ca5(SiO4)2F2 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Kumtyubeite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Fluorine (F) |
Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
Year First Published: | 2008 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Galuskina I O, Lazic B, Armbruster T, Galuskin E V, Gazeev V M, Zadov A E, Pertsev N N, Jezak L, Wrzalik R, Gurbanov A G (2009) Kumtyubeite Ca_5_(SiO_4_)_2_F_2_ - A new calcium mineral of the humite group from Northern Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, American Mineralogist 94, 1361-1370 |
Structural Group Name: | Humite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 3 Million Years Ago |
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