Name: | Pumpellyite-(Mg) Pmp-Mg |
IMA Chemistry: | Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Pumpellyite-(Mg) contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | USA |
Year First Published: | 1925 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
Status Notes: | Palache C, Vassar H E (1925) Some minerals of the Keweenawan copper deposits: pumpellyite, a new mineral; sericite; saponite, American Mineralogist 10, 412-418 Name changed from pumpellyite: Passaglia E, Gottardi G (1973) Crystal chemistry and nomenclature of pumpellyites and julgoldites, The Canadian Mineralogist 12, 219-223 |
Structural Group Name: | Pumpellyite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | pumpellyite |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2679.7 Million Years Ago |
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