Name: | Axinite-(Mg) Ax-Mg |
IMA Chemistry: | Ca4Mg2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Axinite-(Mg) contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Aluminum (Al) Boron (B) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Tanzania |
Year First Published: | 1975 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
Status Notes: | Jobbins E A, Tresham A E, Young B R (1975) Magnesioaxinite, a new mineral found as a blue gemstone from Tanzania, The Journal of Gemmology 14, 368-375 Name changed from magnesio-axinite: 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: | 610.6 Million Years Ago |
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