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Name: Eucryptite
Ecp
IMA Chemistry: LiAlSiO4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Eucryptite contains elements:
Lithium (Li)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: USA
Year First Published: 1880
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Brush G J, Dana E S (1880) On the mineral locality at Branchville, Connecticut: Fourth paper, American Journal of Science 120, 258-285
Structural Group Name: Phenakite
Fleischer's Group Name: willemite
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 2651 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 6.5
Diaphaneity: 2.0
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