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Name: Larnite
Lrn
IMA Chemistry: Ca2(SiO4)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Larnite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: United Kingdom
Year First Published: 1929
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Tilley C E (1929) On larnite (calcium orthosilicate, a new mineral) and its associated minerals from the limestone-contact zone of Scawt Hill, Co. Antrim, Mineralogical Magazine 22, 77-86
Structural Group Name: Not in a structural group
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 354 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 6.0
Diaphaneity: 2.0
Specific Gravity: 3.305
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