| Name: | Ferro-pargasite Fprg |
| IMA Chemistry: | NaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Ferro-pargasite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Calcium (Ca) Iron (Fe) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | United Kingdom |
| Year First Published: | 1961 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Wilkinson J F G (1961) Some aspects of the calciferous amphiboles, oxyhornblende, kaersutite and barkevikite, American Mineralogist 46, 340-354 Redefined: Leake B E, Woolley A R, Arps C E S, Birch W D, Gilbert M C, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kato A, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Linthout K, Laird J, Mandarino J A, Maresch W V, Nickel E H, Rock N M S, Schumacher J C, Smith D C, Stephenson N C N, Ungaretti L, Whittaker E J W, Youzhi G (1997) Nomenclature of amphiboles: Report of the subcommittee on amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, commission on new minerals and mineral names, The Canadian Mineralogist 35, 219-246 Name changed from ferropargasite: Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Harlow G E, Maresch W V, Martin R F, Schumacher J C, Welch M D (2012) Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup, American Mineralogist 97, 2031-2048 |
| Structural Group Name: | Amphibole |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | amphibole-group 2 Ca |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
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