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Name: Geikielite
Gk
IMA Chemistry: MgTiO3
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Geikielite contains elements:
Magnesium (Mg)
Titanium (Ti)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Sri Lanka
Year First Published: 1893
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Dick A (1893) On geikielite, a new mineral from Ceylon, Mineralogical Magazine 10, 145-147
Structural Group Name: Corundum
Fleischer's Group Name: ilmenite
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 4330 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 5.5
Diaphaneity: 1.0
Specific Gravity: 3.995
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