Name: | Axinite-(Fe) Ax-Fe |
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IMA Chemistry: | Ca4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Axinite-(Fe) contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Iron (Fe) Aluminum (Al) Boron (B) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | France |
Year First Published: | 1801 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
Status Notes: | Haüy R J (1801) Axinite, (f.) c'est-à-dire, corps aminci en forme de tranchant de hache, 3, in Traité de Minéralogie., Chez Louis (Paris) 22-31 Name changed from axinite to ferroaxinite: Schaller W T (1911) Mineralogical notes, Series I. Axinite from California, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 490, 37-47 Redefined: Sanero E, Gottardi G (1968) Nomenclature and crystal-chemistry of axinites, American Mineralogist 53, 1407-1411 Name changed from ferroaxinite: Burke E A J (2008) Tidying up mineral names: an IMA-CNMNC scheme for suffixes, hyphens and diacritical marks, The Mineralogical Record 39, 131-135 |
Structural Group Name: | Axinite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | axinite |
Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 3200 Million Years Ago |
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