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Name: Aspidolite
Asp
IMA Chemistry: NaMg3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Aspidolite contains elements:
Sodium (Na)
Magnesium (Mg)
Silicon (Si)
Aluminum (Al)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Japan
Year First Published: 1869
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: von Kobell F (1869) Ueber den Aspidolith, ein Glied aus der Biotit- und Phlogopit-Gruppe, Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1, 364-366 Mineral was only formally accepted as a species with this publication: Banno Y, Miyawaki R, Kogure T, Matsubara S, Kamiya T, Yamada S (2005) Aspidolite, the Na analogue of phlogopite, from Kasuga-mura, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, description and structural data, Mineralogical Magazine 69, 1047-1057
Structural Group Name: Mica, Clay
Fleischer's Group Name: mica-true micas
Crystal Systems: triclinic|monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 427 Million Years Ago
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