Name: | Greenalite Gre |
IMA Chemistry: | (Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Greenalite contains elements: Iron (Fe) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | USA |
Year First Published: | 1903 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Leith C K (1903) The Mesabi iron-bearing district of Minnesota. Section II. The Biwabik Formation (iron-bearing), Monographs of the United States Geological Survey 43, 100-115 |
Structural Group Name: | Serpentine, Clay |
Fleischer's Group Name: | kaolinite-serpentine-serpentine subgroup |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 4700 Million Years Ago |
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