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Name: Fenaksite
Fnk
IMA Chemistry: KNaFe2+Si4O10
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Fenaksite contains elements:
Potassium (K)
Sodium (Na)
Iron (Fe)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Russia
Year First Published: 1959
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Dorfman M D, Rogachev D D, Goroshchenko Z I, Mokretsova A V (1959) Fenaksite - a new mineral, Trudy Mineralogicheskogo Muzeya Akademiya Nauk SSSR 9, 152-157 Chemical formula revised: Golovachev V P, Drozdov Y N, Kuz'min E A, Belov N V (1971) The crystal structure of phenaxite FeNaK(Si_4_O_10_)(KNaFe[Si_4_O_10_]), Soviet Physics - Doklady 15, 902-904
Structural Group Name: Litidionite
Fleischer's Group Name: lithidionite
Crystal Systems: triclinic
Oldest Known Age: 413.6 Million Years Ago
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