| Name: | Oyelite Oye |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ca5BSi4O13(OH)3·4H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Oyelite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Boron (B) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Japan |
| Year First Published: | 1980 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Originally known as tobermorite-10A, but was shown to not be related to tobermorite, and so it was made into a new mineral species: Kusachi I, Henmi C, Henmi K (1984) An oyelite-bearing vein at Fuka, the town of Bitchu, Okayama Prefecture, Journal of the Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists 79, 267-275 Chemical formula changed from Ca_10_B_2_Si_8_O_29_·12H_2_O to Ca_5_BSi_4_O_13_(OH)_3_·4H_2_O: Pekov I V, Zubkova N V, Chukanov N V, Yapaskurt V O, Britvin S N, Kasatkin A V, Pushcharovsky D Y (2019) Oyelite: new mineralogical data, crystal structure model and refined formula Ca_5_BSi_4_O_13_(OH)_3_·4H_2_O. European Journal of Mineralogy 31, 595-608 |
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| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2400 Million Years Ago |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Oyelite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Oyelite Search Web Mineral DB: Oyelite |