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Name: Potassic-arfvedsonite
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IMA Chemistry: KNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Potassic-arfvedsonite contains elements:
Potassium (K)
Sodium (Na)
Iron (Fe)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Denmark (Greenland) / Russia
Year First Published: 2003
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Pekov I V, Chukanov N V, Lebedeva Y S, Pushcharovsky D Y, Ferraris G, Gula A, Zadov A E, Novakova A A, Petersen O V (2004) Potassicarfvedsonite, KNa_2_Fe^2+^_4_Fe^3+^Si_8_O_22_(OH)_2_, a K-dominant amphibole of the arfvedsonite series from agpaitic pegmatites - Mineral data, structure refinement and disorder in the A site, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 2004, 555-574 Name changed from potassicarfvedsonite: Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Harlow G E, Maresch W V, Martin R F, Schumacher J C, Welch M D (2012) Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup. American Mineralogist 97, 2031-2048
Structural Group Name: Amphibole
Fleischer's Group Name: amphibole-group 4 Na
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2072 Million Years Ago
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