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Name: Potassic-ferro-pargasite
Pfprg
IMA Chemistry: KCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Potassic-ferro-pargasite contains elements:
Potassium (K)
Calcium (Ca)
Iron (Fe)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Japan
Year First Published: 2007
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Banno Y, Miyawaki R, Matsubara S, Sato E, Nakai I, Matsuo G, Yamada S (2009) Potassic-ferropargasite, a new member of the amphibole group, from Kabutoichiba, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 104, 374-382 Name changed from potassic-ferropargasite: 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:  
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 0.4 Million Years Ago
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