Name: | Okhotskite Okh |
IMA Chemistry: | Ca2Mn2+Mn3+2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Okhotskite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Manganese (Mn) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Japan |
Year First Published: | 1985 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Togari K, Akasaka M (1987) Okhotskite, a new mineral, an Mn^3+^-dominant member of the pumpellyite group, from the Kokuriki mine, Hokkaido, Japan, Mineralogical Magazine 51, 611-614 Chemical formula changed from Ca_2_(Mn,Mg)(Mn^3+^,Al,Fe^3+^)_2_(Si_2_O_7_)(SiO_4_)(OH)_2_·H_2_O to Ca_2_Mn^2+^Mn^3+^_2_(Si_2_O_7_)(SiO_4_)(OH)_2_·H_2_O: Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2019) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 50. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2019. Mineralogical Magazine 83, 615-620 |
Structural Group Name: | Pumpellyite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | pumpellyite |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
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