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| Name: | Artinite Art |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #768: Artinite Artinite Pit, Picacho Peak, San Benito, California, USA |
| IMA Chemistry: | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Artinite contains elements: Magnesium (Mg) Carbon (C) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
| Year First Published: | 1902 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Brugnatelli S C L (1902) Sopra un nuovo minerale delle cave d'Amianto della Valle Lanterna, Rendiconti Reale Istituto Lombardo di Scienze e Lettere (Milano) 35, 869-874 |
| Structural Group Name: | Artinite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2000 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 2.5 |
| Diaphaneity: | 3.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 2.02 |
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