Name: | Merwinite Mw |
IMA Chemistry: | Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Merwinite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | USA |
Year First Published: | 1921 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Larsen E S, Foshag W F (1921) Merwinite, a new calcium magnesium orthosilicate from Crestmore, California, American Mineralogist 6, 143-148 |
Structural Group Name: | Aphthitalite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 794 Million Years Ago |
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