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Name: Meliphanite
Mph
IMA Chemistry: Ca4(Na,Ca)4Be4AlSi7O24(F,O)4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Meliphanite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Sodium (Na)
Beryllium (Be)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Fluorine (F)
Country of Type Locality: Norway
Year First Published: 1852
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Originally named melinophan: Scheerer T (1852) Melinophan, eine neue Mineralspecies, Journal für Praktische Chemie 55, 449-451
Structural Group Name:  
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: tetragonal
Oldest Known Age: 2680 Million Years Ago
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