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Name: Orthopinakiolite
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IMA Chemistry: Mg2Mn3+O2(BO3)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Orthopinakiolite contains elements:
Magnesium (Mg)
Manganese (Mn)
Oxygen (O)
Boron (B)
Country of Type Locality: Sweden
Year First Published: 1960
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Randmets R (1960) Orthopinakiolite, a new modification of Mg_3_Mn^2+^Mn^3+^_2_B_2_O_10_ from Långban, Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi 2, 551-555 Chemical formula changed from Mg_3_Mn^2+^Mn^3+^_2_B_2_O_10_ to Mg_2_Mn^3+^O_2_(BO_3_): Takéuchi Y, Haga N, Kato T, Miura Y (1978) Orthopinakiolite, Me_2.95_O_2_[BO_3_]: its crystal structure and relationship to pinakiolite, Me_2.90_O_2_[BO_3_], The Canadian Mineralogist 16, 475-485
Structural Group Name:  
Fleischer's Group Name: orthopinakiolite
Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 1898 Million Years Ago
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