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Name: Chlormayenite
Cmy
IMA Chemistry: Ca12Al14O32[[box]4Cl2]
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Chlormayenite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Aluminum (Al)
Oxygen (O)
Chlorine (Cl)
Country of Type Locality: Germany
Year First Published: 1963
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Hentschel G (1964) Mayenit, 12CaO·7Al_2_O_3_, und Brownmillerit, 2CaO·(Al,Fe)_2_O_3_, zwei neue Minerale in den Kalksteinschlüssen der Lava des Ettringer Bellerberges, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1, 22-29 Name changed from mayenite: Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2014) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 20. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014. Mineralogical Magazine 78, 549-558
Structural Group Name: Mayenite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: cubic
Oldest Known Age: 354 Million Years Ago
Diaphaneity: 3.0
Specific Gravity: 2.85
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