Name: | Ciprianiite Cip |
IMA Chemistry: | Ca4(ThCa)Al(Be0.5[box]1.5)Σ2[B4Si4O22](OH)2 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Ciprianiite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Thorium (Th) Aluminum (Al) Beryllium (Be) Boron (B) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
Year First Published: | 2001 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
Status Notes: | Della Ventura G, Bonazzi P, Oberti R, Ottolini L (2002) Ciprianiite and mottanaite-(Ce), two new minerals of the hellandite group from Latium (Italy), American Mineralogist 87, 739-744 Formula changed from Ca_4_(Th,REE)_2_Al[box]_2_(Si_4_B_4_O_22_)(OH)_2_: Oberti R, Langone A, Boiocchi M, Bernabè E, Hawthorne F C (2019) News from the hellandite group: the redefinition of mottanaite and ciprianiite and the new mineral description of ferri-mottanaite-(Ce), the first Fe^3+^-dominant hellandite. European Journal of Mineralogy 31, 799-806 |
Structural Group Name: | Hellandite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | hellandite |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 0.4 Million Years Ago |
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