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Name: Bredigite
Bdi
IMA Chemistry: Ca7Mg(SiO4)4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Bredigite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Magnesium (Mg)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: United Kingdom
Year First Published: 1948
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Tilley C E, Vincent H C G (1948) The occurrence of an orthorhombic high-temperature form of Ca2SiO4 (bredigite) in the Scawt Hill contact-zone and as a constituent of slags, Mineralogical Magazine 28, 255-271 Chemical formula changed from Ca_2_SiO_4_ to (Ca,Ba)Ca_13_Mg_2_(SiO_4_)_8_: Moore P B, Araki T (1976) The crystal structure of bredigite and the genealogy of some alkaline earth orthosilicates, American Mineralogist 61, 74-87 Chemical formula changed from (Ca,Ba)Ca_13_Mg_2_(SiO_4_)_8_ to Ca_7_Mg(SiO_4_)_4_: Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2019) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 50. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2019. Mineralogical Magazine 83, 615-620
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Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 354 Million Years Ago
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