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Name: Pliniusite
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IMA Chemistry: Ca5(VO4)3F
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Pliniusite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Vanadium (V)
Oxygen (O)
Fluorine (F)
Country of Type Locality: Russia / Israel
Year First Published: 2018
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Pekov I V, Koshlyakova N N, Zubkova N V, Krzątała A, Belakovskiy D I, Galuskina I O, Galuskin E V, Britvin S N, Sidorov E G, Vapnik Y, Pushcharovsky D Y (2022) Pliniusite, Ca_5_(VO_4_)_3_F, a new apatite-group mineral and the novel natural ternary solid-solution system pliniusite-svabite-fluorapatite. American Mineralogist 107, 1626-1634
Structural Group Name: Apatite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 16 Million Years Ago
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