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Name: Canasite
Cns
IMA Chemistry: K3Na3Ca5Si12O30(OH)4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Canasite contains elements:
Potassium (K)
Sodium (Na)
Calcium (Ca)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Russia
Year First Published: 1959
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Dorfman M D, Rogachev D D, Goroshchenko Z I, Uspenskaya E I (1959) Canasite, a new mineral, Trudy Mineralogicheskogo Muzeya Akademiya Nauk SSSR 9, 158-166
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Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 413.6 Million Years Ago
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